Terry Tan

Chicken & Banana Rolls

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
China: A Cookbook
China

By Terry Tan

Published 2020

  • About

Bananas do not often turn up in savoury cooking, but in Hong Kong and Hainan Island, the fruit has a special place in the kitchen. In this unique dish, sweet chunks of banana are wrapped in succulent chicken and deep-fried, making an unusual but delicious snack.

Ingredients

  • 2 skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 150 g/5

Method

  1. Slice the chicken breasts diagonally into 3–4 thin escalopes. Put these between pieces of clear film/plastic wrap and pound lightly with a meat mallet to tenderize.
  2. Put the beaten egg in one shallow bowl and spread out the cornflour in another.
  3. Slice each banana into 3–4 lengths. Dip each piece in a little egg and place on an escalope. Fold up and ove