Banana: African and Asian dessert soup - video recipes at home

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"It's somewhere in the African wild bananas fried and boiled, and we eat them like human beings" - you might say. But in the meantime, "What absurdity !!" - exclaims any African Masai, seeing how willing we are buying in a supermarket bananas, which would not have coveted no self-respecting monkey.

It's no secret that the bananas are different. Those are big and yellow, to which we are accustomed to - just one of the many representatives of the species, and not the most "thoroughbred". However, the variety of banana - nothing compared to the number of dishes that can be prepared from them.

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Uganda and Burundi more than half of the huge crop of bananas is the production ... of beer. Banana varieties in these regions more than 50, but Burundians and Ugandans excessive scrupulousness in matters of technology are no different, and all five dozen kinds of great use in brewing. Travelers who happened to try to banana beer, are united in the opinion that the taste is much more pleasant to the usual analogue homeland. And it's not only exotic: banana beer richer, stronger and more aromatic than usual. However, try this drink only in Africa - it does not export to other countries. Who knows - maybe a banana beer tastes really good so only with a view of palm trees ...

The most versatile fruits in the world

For the inhabitants of African bananas - roughly the same as for us potatoes, with the only difference being that the bananas in Africa no one is imported. Potatoes in Russian cuisine, bananas are appropriate in most African dishes are eaten raw, fried, baked with dried and, as part of desserts, salads, main dishes, soups and sandwiches. Banana surprise nobody: sour cream, caramelized and as part of a fruit salad they give us a long time already stuffed on edge. Baked meat with banana - unusual and tasty, but not shocking: someone likes, someone not tasted, and some categorically do not like the combination of meat and sweet. meat, baked bananas, are willing to forgive. Thin slices of beef well chipped densely laid out in a baking dish in a single layer, salt-pepper, followed by neat circles are banana, too evenly. From above, you can add cheese and bake in oven until done.

What's really interesting to try - it Banana Soup for the African recipe, which can be cooked at home, in a conventional kitchen, from simple products. The only catch - in coconut cream, which is not so easy to buy. It can be done alone, but it is quite troublesome and nullifies all easy soup recipe from bananas. The taste of this cream is not much different from coconut milk, which can be bought in the store. The main advantage of coconut cream - is that it is thick. It is possible to prepare a cream soup and without reducing the number of liquid ingredients or adding more bananas.

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Banana soup

Ingredients:

12 green bananas

2 cups (400 ml) chicken broth

2 cups (400 ml) coconut milk

1 cup (200 ml) coconut cream

1 small onion

1/2 pod of hot peppers

toast of white bread (optional)

By the way: coconut cream - it is almost the same as coconut milk but contains less liquid and has a dense, pasty consistency. To get the coconut cream, you will need 1 coconut without shell and crushed. Liquid from it should connect with a sufficient amount of cream or milk, to give 1 liter. Shredded coconut place in a saucepan and pour 1 l water (coconut milk and cream). Slowly bring to the boil, stirring frequently. Cover and allow to cool at room temperature. Set on a large bowl sieve and cover it with two layers of cheesecloth. Pour the contents into the strainer saucepan. Then it is necessary to wipe the mixture through cheesecloth and squeeze liquid. Then the liquid is cooled in a refrigerator and allowed to settle. After some time the mixture becomes a two-phase, and a dense top layer remain coconut cream, which can then be used to prepare banana soup and beverages and desserts. How to prepare banana soup:

1. Peel and grate the bananas, or grind with a blender. Connect chicken broth and bananas, passed through a fine sieve.
2. Peel and finely chop the onion. Peppers cleaned of seeds and finely chop. Sauté the onion and pepper, until the onion is translucent.
3. Combine all ingredients and heat, without boiling. Serve the soup hot with croutons of white bread. African banana-coconut soup is ready!
4. It remains to decorate it with leaves of parsley and serve. For this simple dish does not require any exotic ingredients.

In the meantime, this is a real African food, which is prepared much easier than screwed home plate Japanese rolls.

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unusual dish of bananas is famous for not only Africa. The traveler and the host of "Wild Food" Vadim Tikhomirov tasting Vietnamese bananas in batter and share experiences.

Bananas, deep fried - what could be easier? And what could be better! Vietnamese recipe can easily be repeated in the kitchen: you need bananas and plain batter. The result does not disappoint! To prepare the dessert take strong, slightly green bananas. Roasting ideal Chinese wok if it is not - use a deep frying pan or small pot.

Wild dessert in cultural terms: watch the video!

Bananas in batter Vietnamese

Ingredients:

2 bananas

1 cup flour

1 h. Spoon powdered sugar

2/3 cup soda water

How to cook bananas in Vietnamese:

1. Each banana to clean, wrap in plastic wrap and gently crush it to become flat. Prepare the batter by combining all the ingredients.
2. Dip a banana in batter and send on a hot skillet with plenty of oil. Wild dessert is ready!

Why not indulge yourself sometimes unusual dishes from simple products that we on this side of the world would never join in one plate?

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You want something tasty and refreshing? Prepare an amazing ice cream! Banana and 30 seconds of your precious time - that's all it takes!