Fried Green Banana Fritters

Did you know you can eat bananas at almost any stage of ripeness? It's true! Treat green bananas like a potato and cook them before you eat.  Fry them, boil them, stick them in a soup, really! And they taste vaguely like a potato too; starchy, without any sweetness.  We've been eating a lot of bananas lately and since I promised more banana recipes, I thought I'd share this one for Fried Green Banana Fritters with you.

Get your bananas ready!  I used 6 for this recipe.

Start by slicing the bananas with skin on. (Sorry for the blurry cell phone pics.) Green bananas don't peel easily, and the peel itself is very sticky with sap.

To get around that, cut the peel off with a knife.

Place banana slices in a pot of water and bring to a boil.  Continue boiling for 20 minutes, or until bananas are soft and fall apart when stuck with a fork.

Have a glass sitting in a shallow bowl of water ready to smash these puppies.

In a deep pan heat about 1 cup of oil.  Fry smashed banana slices about 3 mins on each side, or until golden.

Remove from pan onto a plate, and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Enjoy with friends!

Fried Green Banana Fritters

Ingredients:

6 green bananas

1 cup oil for frying

3 TBS sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

1. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl
2. Slice bananas with peels on into ½ inch slices, then cut the peel off each slice with a knife
3. Place sliced, peeled bananas in a pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil
4. Boil for 20 mins or until bananas are very soft . While bananas are boiling, heat oil on med-high, in a large frying pan or pot
5. Strain and place slices on a plate or cookie sheet lined with wax paper
6. Smash each slice with the bottom of a cup.  Set cup in water between slices to rinse
7. In small batches, fry banana slices in hot oil, 3 mins on each side, or until golden
8. Remove slices from oil and immediately and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture
9. Repeat with remaining bananas
10. Enjoy while still warm