Candied bananas (1)

Name: Candied bananas (1)
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 500 ml/17 fl oz water mixed with 450 g/1 lb Demerara, palm or soft brown sugar; 500 ml/17 fl oz water mixed with 450 g/1 lb Demerara, palm or soft brown sugar; 500 ml/17 fl oz water mixed with 450 g/1 lb Demerara, palm or soft brown sugar; 4 firm bananas, peeled and cut into 5 cm/2 inch lengths; 500 ml/17 fl oz water mixed with juice of 1 lime; 500 ml/17 fl oz water mixed with juice of 1 lime; 500 ml/17 fl oz water mixed with 450 g/1 lb Demerara, palm or soft brown sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Keith Floyd's Thai Food

By Keith Floyd

Published 2006

About

Ingredients

4 firm bananas, peeled and cut into 5 cm/2 inch lengths
500 ml/17 fl oz water mixed with juice of

Asia
Thailand
Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the bananas in the lime water for 30 minutes, then drain and rinse in clear water. Drain again and dry.
Put the sugared water in a wok or heavy-based, deep-sided frying pan and cook over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved.
Bring to the boil and drop in the bananas, then boil, stirring occasionally to coat the bananas, until the syrup is thi