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Turon with banana and jackfruit

This sweet dish is a classic Filipino street food snack. My version takes me back to when I was 8 years old and I would eat it with a scoop or two of ube ice cream. Traditionally, the dish uses Saba bananas which are commonly found in Asian grocers, either fresh or frozen.

Turon with banana and jackfruit

This sweet dish is a classic Filipino street food snack. Credit: Adam Liaw

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    20 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

20

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe Saba bananas
  • 400 g can jackfruit in syrup
  • 8 spring-roll wrappers
  • 90 g (½ cup) raw sugar
  • 500 ml (2 cups) canola oil
  • pandan or ube ice–cream, to serve
Resting time: 10 minutes

Instructions

  1. Peel and wash the bananas and pat dry with paper towel. Drain the jackfruit and pat dry with paper towel. Cut the banana into finger-size strips and the jackfruit into halves.
  2. Place 1 spring roll wrapper on a large plate and put 2 pieces of banana and 2-3 pieces of jackfruit at the bottom end of the wrapper and sprinkle with a little sugar.
  3. Fold the bottom end of the wrapper over the filling, then roll up. Moisten the edge of the wrapper with a little water, then fold in the sides and place, seam–side down on a tray. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and fillings.
  4. Heat the canola oil in a heavy–based saucepan over high heat to 180˚C.  Fry a few turon at a time until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towel, stand for 10 minutes, then serve with a scoop of pandan or ube ice–cream.
 

Photography by Adam Liaw.

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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.


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