How to Prepare Banana Leaves For Cooking
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Total Time
5 mins
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Course
Side Dish
How to Prepare Banana Leaves For Cooking
Description
This method shows how to prepare banana leaves so they can be used effectively in cooking. First, you cut the oversized leaf to the desired size, keeping the thick membrane on one side intact for strength. Then, the leaf is quickly passed over an open flame a few times until it turns bright green and glossy; this softens the leaf and makes it more pliable.
After flaming, the leaf is placed on a board and trimmed to remove the thick membrane edge on one side and remove any loose or wavy edges on the other side. This prepares the leaf as a flat, flexible sheet that can be used for wrapping food for steaming or grilling, helping to keep food moist and impart a subtle aroma.
Properly prepared banana leaves will be flexible, less prone to tearing, and easier to work with, enhancing their role as natural cooking vessels in various cuisines.
Ingredients
- banana leaves
Instructions
- Cut the over sized banana leaf to the size needed, leaving the thick membrane at the one side of the leave intact.
- Pass over the open flame quickly, a couple of times, until the leaf turns bright green and glossy.
- Place the banana leave on a chopping board and cut it to the size required, ensuring that the thick membrane on the one side and the loose, wavy edges of the leaf on the other, are neatly cut off.
- The banana leaf is now ready to be used.
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