Fried Bananas in Rice Paper

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 10min
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Crispy fried bananas wrapped in delicate rice paper, a fresh fruit dish from Spoonsparrow.

Ingredients

  • 4 bananas
  • 1 large round sheet of rice paper
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 carambolas
  • 8 mint leaves
  • 120 g sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • rice wine
  • mint

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Cut the rice paper into 8 segments with a sharp knife and soak between damp kitchen towels.

  2. 2.

    Peel the bananas, slice them lengthwise, and wrap each half with a mint leaf in a rice paper triangle. Fry the prepared bananas in hot butter in a pan, turning occasionally until golden.

  3. 3.

    In a pan caramelize the sugar with butter until golden yellow, deglaze with a splash of rice wine. Slice the carambolas. Spoon the caramel sauce onto plates, arrange the bananas on top, and garnish with carambola slices and mint leaves.