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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Salad is an easy-to-make, easy-to-eat dish that stimulates the taste buds and effectively prevents boredom. In the following article, TasteVN will guide you on 2 simple ways to make banana flower jellyfish salad, crunchy and chewy that everyone loves, extremely simple at home. Let’s cook this salad right away!
Ingredients for Banana Flower Jellyfish Salad (Recipe shared by users) For 2 people
Pre-processed jellyfish 300 gr Banana flower 200 gr Cucumber 1 piece Green mango 1/2 piece Carrot 1 piece Onion 1/2 piece Cilantro 1 gr Garlic 3 cloves Lemon 2 pieces Bird’s eye chili 2 pieces Peanuts 100 gr (roasted peanuts) Vinegar 1/3 cup (rice bowl) Common spices a little (Sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ salt)
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How to prepare Banana Flower Jellyfish Salad (Recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying the jellyfish, you wash it with clean water mixed with a little diluted salt. Then, you continue to blanch the jellyfish in boiling water for about 3 minutes, then take it out and soak it in bowl of cold water to keep the jellyfish crunchy. Next, you drain the jellyfish in a colander.
For the banana flower, you slice it thinly, soak it in water mixed with a little salt and vinegar for 5 minutes so that the banana flower releases all its sap and does not turn brown. After that, you rinse it with clean water and drain it in a colander.
For the accompanying ingredients like cucumber and mango, you peel, wash, and cut them into bite-sized pieces. Carrots should be shredded, the onion should be cut into wedges, and the herbs should be chopped finely.
Chili and garlic, after peeling and washing, you mince them. Peanuts, after roasting, you crush them.
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Marinating
You squeeze the lemon to extract the juice, removing the seeds to avoid bitterness. Next, add 1/3 cup of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 spoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of salt into the freshly squeezed lemon juice, stirring well until the seasoning dissolves.
Then, add chopped garlic and chili and stir well. You can adjust the seasoning to suit your taste.
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Cooking
First, put all the prepared vegetables including mango, cucumber, carrot, onion, banana flower, and coriander into a bowl. Then, add the prepared dipping sauce and mix well.
Finally, just add the jellyfish, mix well, and serve on a plate. Remember to sprinkle some peanuts on top as well.
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Final Product
The banana flower jelly salad is colorful and appealing, with a sweet and sour taste, refreshing, and the jelly is crunchy combined with various vegetables and fruits, making it very attractive without worrying about getting bored.
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Green Mangoes Safely
- You should choose mangoes that have a round waist, gradually getting smaller towards the tail. The stem of fresh mangoes, just picked, will be slightly wet, fresh, and sticky with sap.
- Choose mangoes with skin that is not too dark and not too light green.
- You should not buy mangoes that feel soft when pressed with your fingers. Because these mangoes may have been stored for a long time or are overripe and not tasty.
How to Choose Delicious and Safe Banana Flowers
- Choose banana flowers that are intact, not bruised, or missing the outer layer, with dark red skin, covered by a fine white powder.
- The banana flower should feel heavy, firm, and if you squeeze lightly, the skin should be hard and have a certain crunch, then you can choose to buy it.
- You should not choose banana flowers with unusual skin colors, darkened, and when peeled, they have a yellow-brown color, and the outer skin has lost its white powder layer.
Tips for Preparing Jellyfish
- For fresh jellyfish, first wash it thoroughly with water, then cut it open to remove all toxins inside.
- Next, cut the jellyfish into small pieces, soak them in a bowl of saltwater, and dilute alum, rinse thoroughly, and continue soaking, doing this about 4-5 times. This is a simple way to prepare jellyfish, which reduces mercury levels, makes the jellyfish tastier, and prevents it from shrinking.
Tips for Preparing Banana Flower
- The banana flower picked from the tree should not be chopped immediately; instead, let it sit outside for a few hours.
- Before chopping, you should use your hands to peel off the outer old bracts, removing layer by layer until you reach the tender part that is difficult to peel, then stop.
- Prepare a knife to thinly slice the banana flower horizontally. Note to soak it immediately after slicing to avoid leaving it outside too long, which will cause it to turn dark and look very unattractive. Repeat this process until all the banana flower is sliced.
- Do not add too much salt when preparing the soaking water, as it can make the banana flower too salty.
Tips for Successfully Making Jellyfish Salad with Banana Flower
- When preparing jellyfish for salad, you can add a few other ingredients like fresh shrimp, pig ears, star fruit, green bananas, mango, etc., to enhance the flavor of the dish.
- Only use jellyfish for mixing salad when you see the jellyfish meat turning light red or pale yellow.
- You can adjust the amount of seasoning, especially chili, to better suit the diners’ taste.
- Jellyfish salad can be served with rice or as an appetizer at a party, or as a dish for men to enjoy with drinks.
- This dish is particularly suitable for hot summer days.
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With just a few simple steps, you can complete the colorful and delicious banana flower jellyfish salad. The 2 methods that TasteVN introduces to you are very simple, so you don’t have to worry about getting bored, and you should often show off your cooking skills for your family to enjoy!
