Banana-cue or bananaque is a Filipino food which is usually found on the street in the Philippines. It is a sweet banana (saba) deep fried in sugar and oil. Banana-cue is usually pierced in barbecue stick (bamboo stick) and being served during snack or merienda in filipino term. It is a very affordable snack that every middle staged filipino could enjoy.
Banana-cue is somewhat similar to turon, the only difference is the preparation, turon is rolled in sugar and wrapped in lumpia wrapper while banana-cue is pierced in barbecue stick but both are deep fried and so yummy. Banana has so many health benefits. According to studies, eating banana regularly will reduce the risk of death by stroke as much as 40%. Some research tells that saba contains higher vitamins and minerals than any other type of banana.
Banana has a very high potassium content so it is doctor's no.1 recommended for patients with low potassium. Vitamins and minerals are abundant in the banana, offering 123 I.U. of vitamin A for the large size. A full range of B vitamins are present with .07 mg of Thiamine, .15 mg of Riboflavin, .82 mg Niacin, .88 mg vitamin B6, and 29 mcg of Folic Acid. There are even 13.8 mg of vitamin C. On the mineral scale Calcium counts in at 9.2 mg, Magnesium 44.1 mg, with trace amounts of iron and zinc. (research: sagrexfoods.com).
Ingredients in making Banana-cue:
Banana-cue is somewhat similar to turon, the only difference is the preparation, turon is rolled in sugar and wrapped in lumpia wrapper while banana-cue is pierced in barbecue stick but both are deep fried and so yummy. Banana has so many health benefits. According to studies, eating banana regularly will reduce the risk of death by stroke as much as 40%. Some research tells that saba contains higher vitamins and minerals than any other type of banana.
Banana has a very high potassium content so it is doctor's no.1 recommended for patients with low potassium. Vitamins and minerals are abundant in the banana, offering 123 I.U. of vitamin A for the large size. A full range of B vitamins are present with .07 mg of Thiamine, .15 mg of Riboflavin, .82 mg Niacin, .88 mg vitamin B6, and 29 mcg of Folic Acid. There are even 13.8 mg of vitamin C. On the mineral scale Calcium counts in at 9.2 mg, Magnesium 44.1 mg, with trace amounts of iron and zinc. (research: sagrexfoods.com).
Ingredients in making Banana-cue:
- 10 pcs. ripe saba
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- 200 ml cooking oil
- barbecue stick (optional)
- Heat oil on a deep pan
- While heating, peel off the bananas
- When the oil reached the boiling point, lower down the heat to medium.
- Add the peeled banana (saba)
- Add sugar and stir constantly
- When sugar caramelized, it means that banana is tender and ready to remove from heat.
- The caramel will then become hard and crunchy when it cools down
- Pierced with barbecue stick if desired. But for home-made barbecue, it is not necessary to use sticks for kid's safety.