Fried Bananas in Manioc Crust

Name: Fried Bananas in Manioc Crust
Ingredients: Vegetable oil, as needed, for frying; ¼ cup/50 g sugar; ½ tsp/1 g fleur de sel; 1 tsp/2 g ground cinnamon; Bamboo skewers; 8 just-ripe yellow bananas; 8 oz/227 g manioc flour; 1 pint/480 mL buttermilk

Preparation info

Yield:
8
Portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Street Foods

By Hinnerk von Bargen and Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

8 just-ripe yellow bananas
1 pint/480 mL buttermilk

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Peel the bananas and cut them in half.
Dip the bananas in the buttermilk and, without wiping off the buttermilk, dredge in the manioc flour until coated all around.
Immediately deep-fry in vegetable oil at 350°F/177°C until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
Combine the sugar, fleur de sel, and cinnamon and sprinkle over the fried bananas. Put 2