Stir-fried green bananas with betel leaves and garlic are two unique stir-fried dishes that you can try making at home to change up your daily meals. Let’s go to the kitchen and prepare these two unusual recipes!
1. Stir-fried green bananas with betel leaves
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried green bananas with betel leaves For 4 people
Green bananas 1 kg Betel leaves 200 gr Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common seasoning a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh betel leaves
- Choose betel leaves that are green, not wilted, neither too old nor too young, as this will make the dish tastier.
- Select leaves that are moderately sized with a characteristic aroma.
- Avoid leaves that are too large or too small, bruised, or have an unusual smell.
Final Product
The stir-fried green banana with betel leaves is not difficult to make, yet it offers an appealing flavor.
Taste a piece of green banana and feel the chewy, sweet banana combined with the fragrant aroma of betel leaves, promising to be very appetizing!
2. Stir-fried Green Banana with Garlic
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried Green Banana with Garlic Serves 4 people
Green banana 1 kg (1 bunch) Garlic 1 bulb Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ seasoning/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to Prepare Stir-Fried Green Bananas with Garlic
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Prepare the green bananas
To prevent the bananas from turning black, peel the outer skin while keeping the fruit intact, then soak it in a diluted saltwater solution for about 5 minutes. After that, slice the bananas diagonally into bite-sized pieces.
Boil water in a pot, add the bananas, and cook for about 5 minutes, then remove and let drain.
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Prepare the garlic
Peel the garlic, crush it, and then finely chop it.
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Stir-fried green bananas
Place a pan on the stove over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, and wait for the oil to heat up before sautéing half of the minced garlic until fragrant.
Once the garlic is fragrant, add the bananas and stir-fry for about 5 minutes until the bananas are soft.
Add the remaining minced garlic and season with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, adjusting the seasoning to taste.
Gently stir for another minute before turning off the heat.
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Finished product
The stir-fried green bananas with garlic are fragrant with a strong garlic smell, have an eye-catching yellow color, and the bananas are chewy, well-seasoned, and very delicious and appealing.
You can serve this dish with rice, dipping it in a bowl of spicy fish sauce to enhance the flavor.
How to choose delicious green bananas
- To make the dish tastier, you should not choose bananas that are close to ripeness or too unripe, but rather select green, ripe bananas.
- Choose bunches of bananas that are dark green, with firm and evenly curved fruits; if there are slight yellow spots, that’s even better, as these are fresh bananas that have not been treated with chemicals.
How to prepare green bananas without browning
When making dishes with green bananas, you should peel them, cut them into small pieces, and soak them in water mixed with lemon and salt. The bananas will stay white, not mushy, and the bitterness will reduce significantly. After that, you rinse the bananas thoroughly with water and then prepare the dish.
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With 2 ways to stir-fry green bananas with pepper leaves and garlic mentioned above, you will have a special meal for your family. Wishing you success!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Hoang Phung and Nguoi Que Channel.
