What to do with green bananas?

On Thu, 27 May 2004 19:01:22 -0400, "robert" <[email hidden]>

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I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about

them.

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Quickly realized could not eat them fresh. Would you
suggest anything

I

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could do with them to make them edible? Something very
simple and

quick

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please.

If you put them in a paper bag, they will ripen. I can't
guarantee the flavor but I think it is done all the time.
Here we let them ripen on the banana tree and try to beat
the birds to the fruit🙂 aloha, Thunder
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robert said:

I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them to
make them edible? Something very simple and quick please.

Stick them on the counter for a few days. You'll have more
bananas than you can stand. Perhaps putting them in a bag
would help, but then be prepared to use them up quickly, as
in banana bread. Once they get brown spots, you're talking
ripe bananas.

nancy

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I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them to
make them edible? Something very simple and quick please.

Nothing can be done. Toss 'em.

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...I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

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I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them to
make them edible? Something very simple and quick please.

Robert,

Set a pot of salted water to boil that can accomodate the
bananas... Cut off the ends and score them lengthwise on
opposite sides... Place bananas into boiling water and let
them cook for about 5-10 minutes or until the peels are
softer... In the meantime, set another smaller pot of
salted water to boil... Remove the first pot from the heat
and pour out the water... Carefully remove the peel from
the bananas and place them into the new pot... toss out
the peels... they should come right off with no problem...
Cook the bananas 5-10 minutes more or until they are
cooked through... Serve them with just a drizzle of olive
oil on them.

or...

prepare escabeche with them...

3:1 ratio of olive oil to white vinegar to which you add a
tablespoon of peppercorns, 1 thinly sliced onion, 1 bay
leaf, 2 mashed garlic cloves, salt & pepper to taste...
heat this up until the onion becomes opaque and poor
over the cooked green bananas that you've sliced into
3/4 inch rounds..

or...

prepare like twice fried plantains (tostones)...

cut peeled raw bananas into 3 diagonal slices... place it
into cold salted water to which you've added 2 cloves of
garlic you crushed with the blade of a knife, skin and
all... leave in this for 10-15 minutes... fry in oil until
you pierce them easily with a fork, turning once only...
remove to a plate and mash them between 2 foam plates (i
don't think you have a tostonera!!!) as fast as you can, to
about 1/4-1/2 inches thick... set them aside until you've
done them all... if you see that it's taking too long remove
the frying pan from the heat until you're done... dip the
pieces in the seasoned water briefly and fry whatever fits
in your pan for a minute on each side... repeat as often as
necessary...

serve them with your meal or eat as is... i like mayo-
ketchup on mine... mayo, ketchup and garlic powder smoothed
together...

enjoy!!!

Sandra

I want to make sure I'm not misunderstood, this bananas are
different from "normal bananas", and more expensive. They
are green and turn into brown when ripe, but never yellow.

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I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them to
make them edible? Something very simple and quick please.

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I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them to
make them edible? Something very simple and quick please.

Fry them. Nice with Indonesian food.

ant

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I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them to
make them edible? Something very simple and quick please.

Fry butter in frying pan Slice bananas lengthwise and fry
both sides Add white sugar to butter towards end Serve with
VANILLA ice cream YUM!!!

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robert said:

I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them to
make them edible? Something very simple and quick please.

Put them in a bag with a ripe tomatoe and wait a couple of
days. ;-) It will ripen them more quickly.

K (who hates green 'nanners!!!)

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Quoted message said:

I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them
to make them edible? Something very simple and quick
please.

Nothing can be done. Toss 'em.

--
...I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

Not true. All bananas nowadays are picked green. Just put in
a paper bag to ripen and if you have a ripe apple throw that
in too and it will speed it up.

robert said:

I want to make sure I'm not misunderstood, this bananas
are different from "normal bananas", and more
expensive. They are green and turn into brown when
ripe, but never yellow.

What do you mean? Plantains?

Plantains turn yellow when ripe, then brown.

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I want to make sure I'm not misunderstood, this bananas
are different from "normal bananas", and more
expensive. They are green and turn into brown when
ripe, but never yellow.

If you mean plantains, then forget about the first 2 recipes
i posted and go for the tostones...

FL

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I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them
to make them edible? Something very simple and quick
please.

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I want to make sure I'm not misunderstood, this bananas
are different from "normal bananas", and more
expensive. They are green and turn into brown when
ripe, but never yellow.

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I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them
to make them edible? Something very simple and quick
please.

Sounds like you got plantains. Slice them on the diagonal,
fry in a bit of oil till done and sprinkle with a bit of
salt when you remove them from the pan.
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hopes they are.

Sorry for misleading you, looks like I got Plantains. Never
had it before.

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I want to make sure I'm not misunderstood, this bananas
are different from "normal bananas", and more
expensive. They are green and turn into brown when
ripe, but never yellow.

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I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them
to make them edible? Something very simple and quick
please.

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Here we let them ripen on the banana tree and try to beat
the birds to the fruit🙂 aloha,

Since you have banana plants I have a few questions if you
don't mind.

I planted bananas last year and am getting fruit this year.
I'm a total ignoramus when it comes to bananas. I've heard
that at some point the flower or what ever that bud thing is
that peels back to revel the new bananas, should be cut off
to help with ripening. Is this so? If so, when is it done?

Also, I'm trying to figure out how not to get overrun by
banana plants. (I think I can hear you laughing now) I know
this may be impossible, or maybe I have unrealistic
expectations. I have four separate plants and am hoping to
keep them down to two shoots each per season. I'm forever
cutting back new shoots. Digging them up when they are small
doesn't seem to do much better than cutting them back, it
seems that they are still connected to the parent plant and
just come back anyway. Any ideas?

Thanks, -Mike

Nice web site. I feel bad we didn't stop by for a visit when
we were in Kona during the last Coffee Festival.

Aloha

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robert said:

I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about

them.

Quoted message said:

Quickly realized could not eat them fresh. Would you
suggest anything

I

Quoted message said:

could do with them to make them edible? Something very
simple and

quick

Quoted message said:

please.

If you put them in a paper bag, they will ripen. I can't
guarantee the flavor but I think it is done all the time.
Here we let them ripen on the banana tree and try to beat
the birds to the fruit🙂 aloha, Thunder
smithfarms.comsmithfarms.comOpen ↗ Farmers & Sellers of 100% Kona
Coffee & other Great Stuff

Feed them to the chickens. :-P Those things are gross no
matter what you do with them!

IMHO

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robert said:

I want to make sure I'm not misunderstood, this bananas
are different from "normal bananas", and more
expensive. They are green and turn into brown when
ripe, but never yellow.

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Quoted message said:

I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about them. Quickly realized could not eat them
fresh. Would you suggest anything I could do with them
to make them edible? Something very simple and quick
please.

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Personally, I think they taste better green. But all you
have to do is wait overnight, and they'll be ripe (and due
for the trash in my house).

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robert said:

I just purchased green bananas simply because I was
curious about

them.

Quoted message said:

Quickly realized could not eat them fresh. Would you
suggest anything

I

Quoted message said:

could do with them to make them edible? Something very
simple and

quick

Quoted message said:

please.

If you put them in a paper bag, they will ripen. I can't
guarantee the flavor but I think it is done all the time.
Here we let them ripen on the banana tree and try to beat
the birds to the fruit🙂 aloha, Thunder
smithfarms.comsmithfarms.comOpen ↗ Farmers & Sellers of 100% Kona
Coffee & other Great Stuff

On Thu, 27 May 2004 20:50:03 -0400, "robert" <[email hidden]>

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Sorry for misleading you, looks like I got Plantains. Never
had it before.

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I saw a 'Good Eats' on bananas and plaintains this week, but
it's not going to be repeated 'til the end of June.

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On Thu, 27 May 2004 20:50:03 -0400, "robert" <[email hidden]>

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Sorry for misleading you, looks like I got Plantains. Never
had it before.

Make plantain chips--either deep-fried or baked. Serve with
chimichurri sauce. Many latin places in Houston serve this
S. American version of chips and salsa.