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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Grilled Bananas with Coconut Milk Serves 4
Sáp bananas 500 gr (1 bunch) Grated coconut 200 gr Tapioca flour 50 gr Sago flour 50 gr Roasted crushed peanuts 1 cup (rice bowl) Sugar/salt A little
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose ripe and fresh bananas
- Natural ripe bananas will have yellow stems and fruit. If the stem is green but the fruit is uniformly yellow, it has certainly been soaked in chemicals.
- Tree-ripened bananas will have a fragrant smell and natural sweetness, soft all around. In contrast, chemically treated bananas will taste slightly astringent, hard, with a bitter and sour taste.
- To make the dish taste the best, choose a bunch of bananas that are fully ripe, bright yellow, and starting to have black spots; this way, the bananas will be sweeter and riper.
What is tapioca starch? Where to buy tapioca starch?
- Tapioca starch is a type of flour made from cassava root, in the form of round, opaque white granules. When cooked, it turns translucent and has a slightly chewy texture. Tapioca starch is used to create thickness and stickiness for desserts while also enhancing the overall enjoyment when eating.
- You can easily find tapioca starch at grocery stores, markets, supermarkets, or specialty stores that sell baking and dessert ingredients.
Tools needed
Charcoal stove – grilling rack, bowl, plate, chopsticks, spoon,…
How to make Grilled Banana with Coconut Milk
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Soak tapioca starch
After purchasing tapioca starch, soak it in water for 1 hour to allow it to expand and soften.
Then, boil the tapioca starch for 15 minutes until cooked. After boiling, remove and rinse the tapioca starch with cold water to prevent it from sticking together and let it drain.
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Cooking Coconut Milk with Tapioca Pearls
With 200g of grated coconut, squeeze the first time with 200ml of water and then filter through a sieve to obtain 200ml of coconut milk. After that, filter the grated coconut two more times, each time with 200ml to collect 400ml of diluted coconut water.
Place a pot on the stove and add the diluted coconut water, bring to a boil, then add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Tip: You can adjust the sugar according to your family’s taste, but don’t forget to add salt to the coconut milk to enhance its flavor!Dissolve 50g of tapioca flour in a bowl of water, stir well until the tapioca flour is dissolved, then gradually pour it into the pot of diluted coconut water. Stir continuously to ensure the tapioca flour is evenly mixed in the coconut water.
Cook for about 5 minutes on low heat until this mixture thickens.
Next, add the soaked tapioca pearls to the diluted coconut water mixture, stir well, and cook for another 2-3 minutes before adding the coconut milk. Bring the coconut milk mixture to a boil, then turn off the heat.
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Grilled banana
Grill the banana on charcoal for 15 – 20 minutes until the banana peel turns black and a fragrant smell is released. Grilling on charcoal will help the banana smell better!
Once the bananas are ripe, let them cool slightly, then peel them and put them on a plate to prepare for drizzling with coconut milk. Be careful as grilled bananas retain heat for a long time!
Tip: You can use a oven to grill the bananas at 120 degrees Celsius for 15 – 20 minutes!
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Completion
When eating, place the banana on a plate or bowl, drizzle with coconut milk, and sprinkle roasted peanuts on top to enjoy!
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Final product
Grilled banana with coconut milk has the sweet taste of banana, is grilled fragrant and delicious, blending with the creamy flavor of coconut milk, making it a rustic dish that leaves a lasting impression.
With the method of making grilled banana with coconut milk that TasteVN has shared, we hope it will help add a delicious, easy-to-make, and extremely attractive dish to your cooking notebook! Wishing you success!
*Source for the recipe and images shared from the Youtube channel: CHANNEL TỬ LÂN
