Banana flowers with rustic dishes containing a lot of fiber, appealing flavors and colors have become a favorite dish of many “food enthusiasts.” Today, let’s step into the kitchen with TasteVN to learn how to make 2 simple stir-fried dishes with banana flowers at home!
1. Stir-fried banana flowers with fermented rice
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried banana flowers with fermented rice Serves 3 people
Shredded banana flowers 500 gr Fermented rice 5 tablespoons Garlic 1 bulb Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon Fish sauce 1/2 teaspoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Lemon juice a little Common spices a little (sugar/ salt/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder)
What is fermented rice? Where to buy fermented rice?
Fermented rice is a traditional spice in Vietnamese cuisine with a sharp sour taste and characteristic aroma, often made from leftover rice or vermicelli.
You can purchase fermented rice at reputable food stores, supermarkets, or to ensure better hygiene, you can make fermented rice at home.
How to prepare Stir-fried Banana Flower with Sour Rice
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Preparing the banana flower
When you buy the banana flower, remove the tough outer layers, and carefully peel back each layer until you reach the tender part that is difficult to peel.
Use a knife to slice the banana flower thinly horizontally, and as you cut, soak the banana flower in diluted salted water with lemon.
Finally, rinse the banana flower with cold water and place it in a colander to drain.
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Preparing other ingredients
Garlic should be cut at the root, peeled, washed clean, and then crushed.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder and mix it with 5 tablespoons of sour rice.
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Sautéed Banana Blossom
You place a pot on the stove over high heat with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add smashed garlic to sauté until golden and fragrant, then quickly add the banana blossom and stir-fry.
Season the dish with 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2/3 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce, stirring well to let the seasoning soak into the banana blossom.
After stir-frying for about 10 minutes, when you see the banana blossom has cooked and shrunk a bit, gradually add the mixture with turmeric powder, tasting multiple times until it reaches your desired sourness. Stir-fry the dish for another 3 minutes, adjusting the seasoning to your taste before turning off the heat. The sautéed banana blossom is ready to be plated and enjoyed!
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Finished Product
The sautéed banana blossom has an eye-catching golden-brown color, cooked just right, crunchy and fragrant. The seasoning is just right, rich and savory, blended with the refreshing sour taste of the fermented rice, making the dish incredibly delicious, even more appealing when served with hot sticky rice.
This is a simple dish but extremely delicious, very suitable to add to your family’s daily meal menu!
2. Stir-fried banana flower with snails
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried Banana Flower with Snails For 4 people
Banana flower 1 piece Freshwater snails 1 kg Aromatic herbs a little (perilla/ aromatic herbs/ basil) Green onions 3 stalks Cilantro 1 stalk Tangerine 2 fruits Garlic 2 bulbs Chili 3 fruits Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Vinegar a little Common spices a little (sugar/ salt/ seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh and delicious freshwater snails
- When choosing, touch the mouth of the snail; if it retracts deep inside, it means the snail is still alive and very fresh, so you should buy it.
- Fat snails have a mantle close to the mouth, while skinny snails have that mantle retracted deep inside.
- Do not choose snails that smell strong when you pick them up, and if you observe the hard mantle of the snail retracted deep inside, it surely means the snail is dead. When placed in a basin of water, dead snails will float on their backs with their mouths facing down.
Preparing banana flowers
When you buy banana flowers, remove the outer tough leaves, and peel off each layer until you reach the tender part of the banana flower; then use a knife to slice the banana flower thinly across.
As you slice the banana flower, place it in a bowl of diluted saltwater with 2 calamondin oranges, soaking the banana flower for at least 15 minutes.
Finally, rinse the banana flower with cold water and drain it in a colander.
Preparing other ingredients
For garlic, cut off the roots, peel, wash thoroughly, then crush and chop finely.
Green onions, cilantro, and aromatic herbs should have any wilted leaves removed, washed clean, and then chopped finely.
How to choose delicious banana flowers
- Banana flowers that have been peeled and shredded often have a dark black or brownish-yellow color, and are not crunchy and firm as when soaked in chemicals, so be careful when buying.
- Good banana flowers have a deep red color, fresh skin, and a layer of white powder on the outside. When you hold them, they feel solid and heavy.
- You should buy whole banana flowers to prepare and store them yourself, which will ensure safety and quality of the banana flowers.
How to prepare crunchy and delicious white banana flowers
- You need to prepare a basin of water mixed with diluted salt and lemon juice (you can replace lemon with vinegar, alum, or fermented rice).
- Next, you slice the banana flowers very thinly and place them in the basin of water immediately as you cut.
- Soak the banana flowers for at least 15 minutes, then take them out and rinse thoroughly with water.
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Above is an article guiding 2 ways to make stir-fried banana flowers with sour and stir-fried snails that are delicious, unique, extremely simple, and easy to make that anyone can do. Wish you success with these 2 recipes!
*Images and recipes referenced from the YouTube channel BINGO FOOD CHANNEL and TUẤN NGUYỄN FOOD.
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