Brilio.net - Banana trees are known for their usefulness in almost all parts, from the leaves as food wrappers to the delicious fruit. In addition, banana blossoms can also be consumed, usually cooked as stir-fries or vegetables with coconut milk. The delicious taste of banana blossoms can be appetizing, especially when cooked with savory spices.
Before being processed, banana blossoms need to be boiled to make them cooked and soft, and to remove the sap. Although it looks easy, boiling banana blossoms requires the right technique so that they do not turn black due to the sap that comes out when sliced. There is a special trick that can be used to keep banana blossoms white after being boiled.
This trick was once shared by YouTube user resep simbok. In one of his uploads, the YouTube user shared the steps to boil banana blossoms easily and the final appearance remains white and clean without additional ingredients.
photo: YouTube/simbok recipe
First, peel the red skin of the banana heart. After the skin is peeled, there is usually a banana heart flower at the bottom. Take the flower and remove the stiff and hard pistil.
"Just take the flowers, then clean them. Throw away the stiff pistils," he said, as reported by BrilioFood on Friday (12/1).
photo: YouTube/simbok recipe
After that, prepare water in a pan and boil the water until it boils. When the water starts to boil, first boil the banana flower that has been cleaned from its pistil. The pistil is discarded because the texture is quite hard so it takes quite a long time to boil it.
photo: YouTube/simbok recipe
Once the flowers are soft enough, slice the banana heart and immediately put it into the boiling water. Then boil the banana heart until the water boils again for 3-5 minutes so that the texture of the banana heart is soft and delicious when eaten. When it boils, turn off the heat then remove and drain the banana heart.
The YouTube user prepared two containers filled with clean water to rinse the boiled banana blossoms. After lifting, put the banana blossoms in the first rinse, then after that dip them in the second rinse water.
The water left over from boiling the banana flower also looks cloudy and blackish. This indicates that the banana flower sap has been absorbed into the boiled water.
photo: YouTube/simbok recipe
After being rinsed twice with clean water, the color of the banana heart looks white and clean. The YouTube user also tried to cut the banana heart by hand to see the level of tenderness of the banana heart. As a result, the banana heart looks soft because it is easy to break by hand.
"The result is white. After that, drain the banana heart. The result is very white and soft," he concluded.
The boiled banana heart is ready to be eaten or processed with various spices to become a delicious dish. Well, with this one trick, you don't need a long time to boil the banana heart so that it is soft and does not turn black.
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