Green “Fig” Pie

Name: Green “Fig” Pie
Yield: Serves: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; ¼ cup plain dry breadcrumbs; 2 pounds green bananas; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; ¾ cup milk; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon green seasoning; 2 teaspoons coarse salt; 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice

Preparation info

Serves:
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

About

This is not so much a pie as it is a casserole, and the figs are, in fact, unripe regular bananas since in Trinidad “fig” is the common term for a banana. Although the use of banana might indicate this is a dessert, it is far from it. Instead, Green Fig Pie is yet another clever use of a relatively bland provision for a side dish.

Ingredients

2 pounds green bananas
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice
2

Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an ovenproof 8-inch square baking dish.
Peel the bananas. If they are difficult to peel, trim the stem ends and score the skin from end to end with a sharp knife. Score three times around the banana, then peel away the sk