serves
4
prep
10 minutes
cook
15 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
15
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 50 g self-raising flour
- 25 g cornflour, plus extra for dusting
- 90 ml cold water
- vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 2 bananas, thickly sliced diagonally
- 120 g white sugar
- black and white sesame seeds, for sprinkling
- ice-cream, to serve
Instructions
To make the batter, whisk together the self-raising flour and cornflour, then add the water and mix until smooth. Stir in 1 tsp of vegetable oil.
Fill a wok or deep-fryer one-third full of vegetable oil and heat to 190°C. Toss the banana slices in the extra cornflour to lightly coat. Using a bamboo skewer, dip each banana slice in the batter. Cook in the hot oil, in batches, until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towel.
Place the sugar in a large, heavy-based frying pan over medium heat and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until a caramel forms. Remove from the heat, then working quickly and one at a time, add the fried banana to the caramel and turn to coat. Drop into a large bowl of iced water to "set" the caramel. Drain immediately, then sprinkle with black and white sesame seeds. Serve with ice-cream.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
