Today I finally made some Indonesian food.
After being back in the States almost eleven months…took me long enough. 😉
Pisang goreng (fried banana) is my favorite Indonesian food. It could be one of my favorite foods ever. In Indo, it’s usually served with brown sugar and shredded cheese, which I love. But I’ve also had it with ice cream, which I almost love as much.
Next week I’m going to talk about Indonesia at Bible study, and I thought it would be fun to make pisang goreng. I’m usually a procrastinator and don’t try out recipes ahead of time, but instead, trust the judgment of the reviews online.
I know,
I know. Not smart.
And with my lack of cooking skills, there was no way I
was going to do that this time.
They turned out really yummy. I’m going to have to make another batch tomorrow because the recipe needs to be tweaked. (I’ll tell you what I’m planning to change on the recipe below.) Check it out and give it a try.
Mmmmmm. 😀
Pisang Goreng
1 1/4 c. flour
2 T sugar (I’m going to double the sugar next time…they needed to be sweeter.
That might be because the bananas were green, though.)
1/4 T vanilla powder
(I skipped this because we didn’t have it.)
1/2 c. milk
1 egg
2 T butter, melted
1 tsp rum flavoring
(I substituted vanilla because I don’t like rum flavoring.
Ick.)
4 ripe bananas, sliced (I prefer them greener, and I only used two. I think three is about right.)
oil for fying
In a bowl, mix flour, sug
ar, and vanilla powder. Add milk, egg, butter, and rum (vanilla), and mix well. Add sliced bananas.
The original recipe says to use a deep fryer…I just fried them in shallow oil in a regular frying pan and cooked them a few minutes on each side.
Top with brown sugar and cheese, vanilla ice cream, or whatever you want.
😉
I was missing Indo this weekend…it was kind of nice to have a little piece of it today. 
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