Street Food Fried Bananas Recipe (Chuối Chiên)
For this week recipe, we’re making one of the popular street food dessert in Vietnam, Crispy Fried Bananas (Chuoi Chien). This dessert is very popular in Vietnam as they’re really cheap for school students. You can find them pretty much at any corner and every school from elementary to high school. The main ingredient is, of course, ripe bananas. Use only ripe bananas as they are at their sweetest point. We are using Siamese banana, (chuối xiêm/ chuối sứ) for this recipe (available at Asian markets). However, you can use any kind of bananas.
For other banana dessert, you can try this Steamed Banana Cake Recipe (Bánh Chuối Hấp).
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Street Food Fried Bananas Recipe (Chuối Chiên)
Ingredients
- 10 bananas (ripe)
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder (optional)
- 2 drop yellow food coloring (optional)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 cup water
- vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all the ingredients, except bananas and vegetable oil, until smooth. Let the batter rest for 10 minutes.
- Peel and cut bananas in halves, lengthwise. Place one sliced banana in a plastic wrap and slightly flatten it up.
- Dip banana into the batter.
- Deep fry for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Place on a plate, lined with paper towel. Enjoy!
Yum!