How to make banana cue

Ingredients: Ingredients are simple.

• Plantains – as much as you want to cook :) But really, think about oil fritter where you will cook them.
• Oil – simple oil for deep frying. Enough to cover all plantains.
• Brown sugar. Simple brown sugar, approximately 1 tbs for each plantain.
• Icing sugar – not really crucial, but make nice touch for the final dish.
• Bamboo skewers – for simple serving. Do remember, we doing Filipino street food and it should be nice and simple way of serving it.

Traditionally, in Philippines, saba bananas are used to cook banana cue. Saba bananas are very short and not sweet, but this size is perfect for a one portion. That is why it is better to cut plantains into three pieces. This is the most convenient size for cooking.

Preheat oil to 180 degrees an a large bowl and place plantains into this oil. Turn them every so often, to avoid one side burning.

When the plantains half cooked, approximately after 4 min. after start – sprinkle them with half of brown sugar. And gently steer them to achieve maximal covering with sugar, which start to caramelise.

After one min. sprinkle with the rest of sugar and steer them again to cover with caramel even more. Then cook until they will be ready, steering occasionally. In total cooking time should not be longer than 8-10 min.

Prepare so serve these banana cue on bamboo skewers and sprinkle with icing sugar.

Serve and enjoy

For more detailed process how to make banana cue, please watch our video Banana cue, banana q, classical Filipino street food





And you will know how to do it.