Candied Banana Fritters

Name: Candied Banana Fritters (Pa ssu nsiang chiao)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 bananas (about 1 pound); 1 tablespoon oil; 6 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons cold water; 6 cups oil; 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (roasted); 1 egg; 4 tablespoons cornstarch; 5 tablespoons flour; 5 tablespoons cold water

Pa ssu nsiang chiao

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

4 bananas (about 1 pound)
1 tablespoon oil
6</

Asia
Taiwan
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Beat the egg in a small bowl, add cornstarch, flour and water to make the flour batter.
Cut each banana into 5 diagonal pieces after peeling, sprinkle some added flour. Coat pieces with flour batter. Deep fry in hot oil until golden (about 1 minute). Remove the bananas and drain off oil from pan.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in frying pan, add sugar and wate