Although not very well known, the marmelo banana, also called fig banana, can be used in various dishes. In Brazil, it is most easily found in Minas Gerais and Goiás, but it is not native to Brazil; it comes from the Philippines. Want to learn recipes that use this variety of banana? Check it out:
1. Fried plantain-quince
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana
- Frying oil
- Paper towel
Preparation method
2. Simple banana-quince jam
Ingredients
- 23 ripe plantains
- 2 kg of sugar
Preparation method
3. Banana-quince dessert with chocolate
Ingredients
- 6 dozen plantain bananas
- 1 and a half kg of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of margarine
- 2 tablespoons of chocolate powder
Preparation method
4. Banana-quince with meringue cream
Ingredients
- 6 marmelo bananas
- Frying oil
- 1 cup of sugar for the syrup
- 1 American cup of water
- 3 pinches of ground cinnamon
- 1/2 liter of milk
- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons of sugar for the cream
- 2 gems
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2 egg whites
- 3 tablespoons of sugar for the meringue
Preparation method
5. Banana-quince pie
Ingredients
- 2 gems
- 2 cans of milk
- 1 can of condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
- 1 can of heavy cream
- 6 ripe plantains
- 250 g of sugar
- 6 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
- 5 tablespoons of refined sugar
- 1 can of heavy cream (without whey) for the third layer.
- 1 packet of shredded coconut flakes
- Chopped bananas for garnish
Preparation method
6. Green banana and quince soup
Ingredients
- 8 chopped green plantains
- Water for preserving the bananas
- 3 tablespoons of soybean oil
- 1/2 small chicken breast, diced and seasoned
- 100g of paio sausage, diced
- 3 cloves of minced garlic
- 1 small chopped onion
- 1 pinch of saffron
- 1 pinch of dried and crushed coriander
- Hot or room temperature water to cover the bananas.
- 1/2 a sweet pepper
- 1/2 finger chili pepper
- Fresh herbs to taste
- Salt to taste
Preparation method
7. Banana-quince with pork
Ingredients
- 250 g of ground pork leg
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric to taste
- Annatto to taste
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 clove of crushed garlic
- 1 small chopped onion
- 4 tablespoons of chopped red bell pepper
- 4 tablespoons of chopped green bell pepper
- 1 finger chili pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 tablespoons of water
- 4 tablespoons of chopped parsley and chives
- 6 ripe plantains
Preparation method
Although this variety isn't very well known, recipes using plantains promise to be super easy, wouldn't you agree? While you decide which one to prepare, take a look at the plantain recipes as well .
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