Our good neighbor gave us these bananas or "saba" as what locals call it. This is the kind of banana that is good for cooking.
Hmm since the bananas are already ripe, I need to cook this now as overriped ones tastes sour and will be acidic.
So let me introduce to you one of the favorite Filipino snack foods. The banana Cue (the name is derived since bananas are placed in skewers like BBQ馃槀.) These sweet food can be bought anywhere, like your friendly neighborhood area, near schools, or parks.
The common way of cooking this is through frying the bananas in oil. But what I will be doing is a healthier version, yes, minus the cooking oil!
The Ingredients
Saba Banana (8 fingers)
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp margarine
Trivia - do you know that the grouping of bananas is called a hand, while a single one is called a finger? In the Philippines, we call a grouping, "Piling ng saging" 馃榿
The Procedure
Cut the Bananas in your desired size.
Get a stainless pan and place the sugar. Please don't use non stick pan as the melted sugar will damaged it! 馃槩
Place the cut bananas on top of the sugar. Add the margarine.
Cover and simmer in a very low heat. Allow the sugar to slowly melt. The moisture and the melting sugar will cook the banana.
When sugar starts to melt, you can stir so that the sugar covers all bananas.
When the sugar is Caramelized and sticky it's done! You can add sesame seeds while cooking to give a better taste and aroma. Unfortunately, I don't have one as grocery shopping is days away. The bananas will be too riped by then.
Tada!
Eat it while it's hot! Your sweet tooth will surely enjoy!