From my kitchen: banana snacks

Banana snacks from my childhood. Turon is something like “banana spring rolls” and banana cues are bananas on a stick! You must use plantains (saba, as we would call them) though and not regular bananas because the regular bananas would just dissolve when you cook them. I found frozen sabas in an Asian shop (Kongs Oriental Shop) in Northbridge that were imported from Davao City in the Philippines which were just the perfect plantains to use.

Ingredients

plantains

jackfruit, cut into small pieces (optional)

spring roll wrappers

brown sugar

oil for deep frying

skewers

Method for turon

1. If using frozen plantains, cook them according to package instructions. If using fresh plantains, just peel the skin.

2. Heat the oil for deep frying while preparing the turons.

3. Cut the plantains in half, length-wise.

4. On a spring roll wrapper, place the plantain close to the middle and put a few pieces of jackfruit on top of the plantain. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of sugar on top of the plantain and jackfruit. Fold the edges of the spring roll wrapper and roll the wrapper. Brush the last edge of the wrapper with water to seal the wrapper.

5. Fry the turons until golden brown.

6. Serve hot and enjoy.

Method for banana cue

1. If using frozen plantains, cook them according to package instructions. If using fresh plantains, just peel the skin.

2. Heat the oil for deep frying while preparing the banana cues.

3. Roll the plantains in sugar and fry them until golden and sugar has caramelised. Ensure that the sugar is not burnt otherwise it would taste bitter.

4. Insert a skewer, length-wise, into the plantains.

4. Serve hot and enjoy.