YouTube/Pawon Teh Uwi
You can make compote using various ingredients. One of them uses bananas, a favorite of many people.
12 Maret 2024 13:00
Brilio.net - Kolak is known as a dish with a sweet and savory taste. This typical Indonesian dessert is usually made from palm sugar, coconut milk and pandan leaves for the sauce. As for the filling, you can use various ingredients, one of which is banana.
Banana compote is one of the variations of compote that most people like. The soft texture and sweet taste of bananas will be even more delicious combined with delicious kolak sauce. But not only is it delicious, banana compote also tends to be easy to make, you know.
However, many people sometimes complain about compote results that do not meet expectations. Instead of being sweet, banana compote sometimes tastes sour and astringent immediately after cooking. This certainly makes the compote less delicious, right?
Apart from reducing your appetite, sour banana compote also tends to not last long or spoil easily, you know. High acid levels can accelerate the growth of bacteria and fungi, which then makes the compote unfit for consumption and even spoils more quickly.
But there's no need to worry, the sour taste of this compote can be avoided if it is made using the right process. A YouTube user, Pawon Teh Uwi, once shared a trick for making banana compote so that it is not sour and astringent. Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he only used tricks or simple methods.
Tricks so that banana compote doesn't taste sour and astringent.
Reported by BrilioFood from YouTube Pawon Teh Uwi on Tuesday (12/3), the first thing to do is prepare the ingredients. In the video, he uses 1 kg of horned bananas and 300 grams of kolang kaling as the main ingredients. So, make sure the bananas you use are ripe. Because the rawer the banana, the potential for the compote to taste sour and astringent is usually higher.
photo: YouTube/Pawon Teh Uwi
Next, boil the kolang kaling and banana (which have been cut) separately for 5 minutes. Well, here is the key. Boiling the bananas first will make the compote not taste sour and astringent. Apart from that, the palm fruit also doesn't become slimy. These two things will keep the compote from going stale quickly.
"The problem is that even though the banana is ripe, it still has a sour taste. This is based on personal experience," said YouTuber Pawon Teh Uwi.
photo: YouTube/Pawon Teh Uwi
After that, replace the cooking water. Then boil the water again and add 250 grams of chopped brown sugar. If the sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and strain so that the results are clearer.
Next, boil the water in the pan again until it boils. Then add brown sugar water, 4 tablespoons granulated sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt. Also add 2 sachets of instant coconut milk. Keep stirring so that the coconut milk doesn't break.
photo: YouTube/Pawon Teh Uwi
If the coconut milk is mixed well, add the bananas and kolang kaling that were boiled earlier. Stir again and boil briefly until the compote boils again. Only then turn off the heat and serve in a bowl.
photo: YouTube/Pawon Teh Uwi
This video about tricks for making banana compote has been watched more than 7,000 times. Who would have thought, many YouTube users would be interested. Not a few even gave direct responses in the comments column.
"Oh, boil the banana first, tea, I just found out, it's no wonder if you make it like it has a sour taste, thanks for the tip, Uwi tea," said YouTube @nengwinarni8560.
"So the point is that bananas can't be boiled with the sauce, bro, they have to be boiled themselves first so they don't get sour," said YouTube @narissarachailai829.
"Thank you for the tips, so that the bananas don't turn sour," said YouTube @budihidayat1824.
"Thank you, ma'am, the tips are very useful," said YouTube @dapurku_nay6610.
"Wow, banana compote is perfect for takjil," said YouTube @CALISTADMERCY.
How to store bananas so they don't rot quickly.
Bananas are a fruit that can be eaten directly or processed further, such as compote. There are several ways you can try to store bananas so they don't rot quickly:
1. Do not wash before storing.
Avoid washing bananas before storing because moisture can make them rot quickly. Only wash bananas when you are going to eat them.
2. Store bananas at room temperature.
Bananas can be stored at room temperature, but avoid places that are too hot or exposed to direct sunlight.
3. Store bananas in a dry place.
Avoid storing bananas in damp places because moisture can speed up the ripening and rotting process.
4. Use plastic packaging.
Wrap the banana stem in plastic or close a plastic bag around the banana cluster to reduce exposure to air which can speed ripening.
5. Keep away from other fruit.
Bananas emit ethylene gas which can speed up the ripening of other fruits. Store bananas separately from other fruits to avoid this problem.
6. Use a fruit rack.
Store bananas in a fruit rack that allows air to flow around them, this helps keep the surrounding air cool and dry.
7. Separate from the stalk.
Separate the bananas one by one from the stem to slow down the ripening process.
8. Store bananas in the refrigerator.
If you want to slow down ripening further, you can store bananas in the refrigerator. However, the banana skin will turn brown, but the flesh will remain fresh.
9. Check and use immediately.
Check bananas regularly and use ripe bananas before others to avoid spoilage.
Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
