Recipe: Platanos Machos – Mexican fried Bananas
Summary: Finish your great meal with these wonderful fried bananas. Authentic and delicious.
Ingredients
- 4 semi-ripe bananas
- 1 cup dark sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter
- Juice of 2 oranges
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
- 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier (optional)
Instructions
- Peel the bananas and cut them once lengthwise then half once.
- Heat the butter in a frying pan and fry the bananas on all sides until golden.
- Mix the rind, juice, Gran Marnier if you are using it and sugar together and pour this mixture over the bananas.
- Simmer for 10 minutes over a medium heat.
- Transfer the bananas to serving bowls.
- Combine the powdered sugar and sour cream and pour this mixture over the bananas.
- Serve at once.
Cooking time: 10 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: dessert
Culinary tradition: Mexican
