Fried Caramel Bananas

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 firm ripe asian bananas (preferably lady finger or sugar bananas)
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup ground hazelnuts
• 1/4 cup packaged breadcrumbs
• 4 cups vegetable oil or 4 cups peanut oil, for deep-frying
• vanilla ice cream or coconut ice cream or mango ice cream, to serve
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 4 teaspoons dark rum
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 (10 ounce) can coconut milk

Recipe

• 1 peel bananas and cut in half lengthways.
• 2 place lightly beaten egg in a shallow bowl, and the combined ground hazelnuts and breadcrumbs in another shallow bowl.
• 3 dip banana pieces firstly into egg, and then coat in hazelnut and breadcrumb mixture.
• 4 heat cooking oil in a wok to 375ºf, and deep-fry bananas, in batches, until golden brown.
• 5 drain on absorbent kitchen paper, and keep warm until all the banana has been cooked.
• 6 for the caramel sauce, melt butter in a small pan, then add remaining ingredients and stir.
• 7 bring to the boil and cook, uncovered, until sauce has thickened slightly, about 8 minutes.
• 8 serve each individual portion with icecream of choice.