Cooking bananas?

MEow said:

In the local supermarket the other day I noticed something I've never seen before: "Cooking
bananas" is what they were called, and they were completely green bananas. I didn't get around to
check the label, to find out if I would buy them or not, but before I do: do any of you have any
cooking advice, or recipes using cooking bananas?

Is there any difference between cooking bananas and ordinary bananas, other than ordinary bananas
being more ripe?

What you saw were probably plantains.

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In the local supermarket the other day I noticed something I've never seen before: "Cooking
bananas" is what they were called, and they were completely green bananas. I didn't get around to
check the label, to find out if I would buy them or not, but before I do: do any of you have any
cooking advice, or recipes using cooking bananas?

Is there any difference between cooking bananas and ordinary bananas, other than ordinary bananas
being more ripe?

TYVMIA
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When I was in Western Samoa a couple of years ago we had these at the resort. From what I can
remember they were just ordinary underripe bananas which they threw into the underground oven.

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In the local supermarket the other day I noticed something I've never seen before: "Cooking
bananas" is what they were called, and they were completely green bananas. I didn't get around to
check the label, to find out if I would buy them or not, but before I do: do any of you have any
cooking advice, or recipes using cooking bananas?

Is there any difference between cooking bananas and ordinary bananas, other than ordinary bananas
being more ripe?

Heard Elvis Presley's favorite thing was fried bananas and peanut butter sandwiches... only
rumor Michael

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TYVMIA
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MEow said:

In the local supermarket the other day I noticed something I've never seen before: "Cooking
bananas" is what they were called, and they were completely green bananas. I didn't get around to
check the label, to find out if I would buy them or not, but before I do: do any of you have any
cooking advice, or recipes using cooking bananas?

Is there any difference between cooking bananas and ordinary bananas, other than ordinary bananas
being more ripe?

Those are plantains. They're more starchy than bananas; they won't sweeten as they ripen, but they
shouldn't be used while dark green. Wait until they turn yellow, then slice through the peel
lengthwise on 2-3 sides. Cut the plaintains into about 1/2" slices and fry until browned. You can
oven-fry them by coating the slices with a little oil and baking at medium-high heat until browned.
They can also be cooked in curries or other dishes like you'd use potatoes.

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In the local supermarket the other day I noticed something I've never seen before: "Cooking
bananas" is what they were called, and they were completely green bananas. I didn't get around
to check the label, to find out if I would buy them or not, but before I do: do any of you have
any cooking advice, or recipes using cooking bananas?

Is there any difference between cooking bananas and ordinary bananas, other than ordinary
bananas being more ripe?

Heard Elvis Presley's favorite thing was fried bananas and peanut butter sandwiches... only
rumor Michael

Those are good sandwiches too.

1. Butter two pieces of bread, make a sandwich like structure buttered side out (or butter both
sides if you really want it fatty) with, I suppose, vegan margarine in this group.

2. Slather smoothe peanut butter liberally on both slices with a butter knife on the part of the
bread that's going to be inside and put slices of ripe banana between them.

3. Grill it in a skillet to brown it on both sides like you would a grilled cheese sandwich. Flip it
with a spatula.

4. Cut into desired shape (diagonal is good) and then enjoy. 🙂

Warning: Too many of these could cause a heart attack or other bad health effects, eat at
your own risk!

-Rubystars

Michael Balarama said:

Heard Elvis Presley's favorite thing was fried bananas and peanut butter sandwiches...

Do a google groups search for "Vegan Elvis". The ever-wonderful MrFalafel posted a set of Elvis-
style recipies a while back - certainly including fried peanut butter sandwiches, and possibly
including the banana ones.

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MEow said:

In the local supermarket the other day I noticed something I've never seen before: "Cooking
bananas" is what they were called, and they were completely green bananas. I didn't get around
to check the label, to find out if I would buy them or not, but before I do: do any of you have
any cooking advice, or recipes using cooking bananas?

Is there any difference between cooking bananas and ordinary bananas, other than ordinary
bananas being more ripe?

Those are plantains. They're more starchy than bananas; they won't sweeten as they ripen, but they
shouldn't be used while dark green. Wait until they turn yellow, then slice through the peel
lengthwise on 2-3 sides. Cut the plaintains into about 1/2" slices and fry until browned. You can
oven-fry them by coating the slices with a little oil and baking at medium-high heat until
browned. They can also be cooked in curries or other dishes like you'd use potatoes.

thanks-I ate allot of plantains in the Philippines-the vegetarians used it in all their preps-never
did like it that much...It was a small green banana..that grew all over the place..

While frolicking around in alt.food.vegan, Richard Hertz of Road

Runner - Texas said:

Those are plantains. They're more starchy than bananas; they won't sweeten as they ripen, but they
shouldn't be used while dark green. Wait until they turn yellow, then slice through the peel
lengthwise on 2-3 sides. Cut the plaintains into about 1/2" slices and fry until browned. You can
oven-fry them by coating the slices with a little oil and baking at medium-high heat until browned.
They can also be cooked in curries or other dishes like you'd use potatoes.

Thanks. Knowing what they're called also helps me search for more recipes, should I need,
and/or want to.
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In the local supermarket the other day I noticed something I've never seen before: "Cooking
bananas" is what they were called, and they were completely green bananas. I didn't get around
to check the label, to find out if I would buy them or not, but before I do: do any of you
have any cooking advice, or recipes using cooking bananas?

Is there any difference between cooking bananas and ordinary bananas, other than ordinary
bananas being more ripe?

Heard Elvis Presley's favorite thing was fried bananas and peanut butter sandwiches... only
rumor Michael

Those are good sandwiches too.

1. Butter two pieces of bread, make a sandwich like structure buttered

side

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out (or butter both sides if you really want it fatty) with, I suppose, vegan margarine in
this group.

2. Slather smoothe peanut butter liberally on both slices with a butter knife on the part of the
bread that's going to be inside and put slices of ripe banana between them.

3. Grill it in a skillet to brown it on both sides like you would a

grilled

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cheese sandwich. Flip it with a spatula.

4. Cut into desired shape (diagonal is good) and then enjoy. 🙂

Warning: Too many of these could cause a heart attack or other bad health effects, eat at your
own risk!

-Rubystars

thank you thank you very much

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thank you thank you very much

You're welcome very much.

-Rubystars