Banana Cue Recipe
Banana Cue is famous for its irresistible combination of soft, sweet banana interiors and the satisfying crunch of caramelized sugar. This beloved Filipino street food involves skewering ripe bananas, coating them in brown sugar, and deep-frying until golden and coated in a sweet, crunchy caramel layer. This classic snack transforms ordinary bananas into a caramelized delight on a stick.
Ingredients
- 6 ripe saba bananas or plantains
- 1 cup brown sugar
- cooking oil for deep frying
- 6 bamboo skewers
Instructions
- Heat enough oil in a pan on medium heat. Don’t put too much oil, just enough to cover about half of the banana.cooking oil for deep frying
- Gently peel bananas while keeping them whole. Set them aside.6 ripe saba bananas or plantains
- Once the oil is hot, gradually sprinkle in half of the brown sugar. Wait until the sugar starts to caramelize.1 cup brown sugar
- Carefully submerge the bananas into the hot oil. Put them on top of the caramelized brown sugar. After a minute, start turning the bananas.
- Put some sugar on top of the bananas and in the surrounding oil. Then, fry the bananas for about a minute more. Turn again and continue with this process until you have added all of the brown sugar.
- Keep on turning them every minute or two to fry them evenly.
- Cook the bananas until they are golden and coated in the sugar. The cooking time varies depending on how big the bananas are. This usually takes eight to ten minutes in total.
- Once done, remove the excess oil by placing the banana barbecue on a clean plate or cooling rack. You can also make them stand in a colander to drain the oil. Don’t place them on paper towels because they might stick.
- Once they’re cool enough, skewer one or two of them onto some barbecue sticks.6 bamboo skewers
- Dig in and enjoy!
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