Wasteless consumption of food is the dream of any practical and resourceful mistress. It's hard to believe, but you can even prepare a dish from a banana peel. The whole banana aroma is concentrated in the skin, which makes it possible to use it as a shell when preparing dishes from cereals and meat, and also to add a variety of ragout, teas, jams and chutneys . More details about the variety of all ways to use the banana peel and what to make of it, we'll talk below.
Recipe of candied fruits from banana peel
Preparation of candied fruits is not a quick occupation. It is necessary to have patience and allocate a little time during the whole week for caramelization of the peel, and then another day for its drying.
Ingredients:
- a skin of 3 bananas;
- sugar - 155 g.
Preparation
Separating the tail of the bananas, divide the skin into segments, and then cut each of the segments into strips of centimeter thickness. Put the pieces of banana peel in a thick-walled saucepan, and then place it on the fire. Pour about a glass of sugar and leave everything warmed until the crystals turn into caramel and this caramel will not reach the boil. Remove the dishes from the fire and repeat the same operation for 6 consecutive days: put the saucepan on fire, boiled the caramel and removed it from the fire. After a time, darken and soaked in syrup pieces of banana peel leave to dry on the parchment one more day, and then take the sample.
What to cook with banana peel? - banana tea
If you want to make an unusual tea without caffeine, the yellow skins of a ripe banana will come to the rescue. Randomly chop them, pour water to cover, and then cook for about 10 minutes. Leave the tea to cool for a similar period of time, and then strain it through a sieve. Drink hot simply or with the addition of honey.
Stew of banana peel
Based on bananas, you can even make a hot dish, such as a simple stew from tropical countries. Together with the banana peel, the base of the dish is canned beans, but you can choose any beans to your taste.
Ingredients:
- the skin of four bananas;
- turmeric - 1 teaspoon;
- vegetable oil - 15 ml;
- canned beans - 1/2 tbsp .;
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp;
- coconut shaving - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- juice of one lime.
Preparation
Boil the chopped banana peel with turmeric and a pinch of salt for 5 minutes. Heat the oil and fry the mustard seeds in it until they start to burst. Add the beans, banana and coconut chips to the dishes, then squeeze out the lime, salt the dish and pour in another half a cup of water. When all the water has evaporated, the stew will be ready.
What dish can you make from banana peel?
In this recipe, the banana peel will not serve as the main edible ingredient, but the shell for it. After cooking you will get meat full of traditional Asian flavors.
Ingredients:
- orange juice - 115 ml;
- garlic - 2 teeth;
- oregano - 1 1/2 tsp of spoon;
- handful of cilantro;
- pork - 410 g;
- rice (long grain) - 1 item;
- bananas - 5 pieces.
Preparation
Start by pickling meat, pre-cut it into pieces that can fit in a banana peel. Sautéed pork slices, season with oregano, crushed garlic and cilantro. Leave at least half an hour. Rinse rice and pour with water. Leave to swell for 1-2 hours.
Before you prepare a dish from banana peel, prepare the skin itself, making a thin longitudinal incision from one end of the banana to the other and taking out the sweet flesh from it. Drain the liquid from the rice and mix the corn with the meat. Fill the mixture with banana skins and lay them on the grill of the steamer. Leave to cook for 1 hour.