Coconut Banana Fritters

This is a classic Jamaican breakfast, Banana Fritters! I am not a fan of bananas that are too ripe, they usually  end up in banana bread, banana fritters, or in the garbage can. Unlike banana bread, though, banana fritters is great with both bananas that are just ripe or over ripe. Check out this yummy treat.

Ingredients:

2 Ripe Bananas
1/4 Cup of Flour
1/4 Cup of Milk
3 Tbsp of Sugar
1 Tsp of Cinnamon
1 Tsp of Vanilla
1/2 Tsp of Almond Extract
Vegetable Oil
Coconut Flakes (Optional)

Method:

Mash banana with a fork until it is all pulp. This should take about 2 minutes. Add sugar and milk, vanilla and almond and stir the mixture until it is evenly distributed. Combine cinnamon and flour and add to liquid mixture. The batter is now ready. Heat oil on medium heat and pour large spoons of batter in hot oil. Turn fritters after a 2-3 minutes and fry the other sides for the same amount of time. I used coconut flakes in the remaining half of the batter for coconut lovers (me).  When you remove the fritters from the pan, I recommend that you a paper towel lined plate ready to pull the excess oil. So there you go, plain and coconut flavored banana fritters.

Enjoy!

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Cornmeal and Breadcrumbs Cod Dinner

Seafood, yet again! I promise to give the ocean a break after this recipe. In the meantime, I hope you'll enjoy this simple, quick and easy dinner.

Ingredients:

1lb Fresh Cod Fillets
1/2 Cup of Breadcrumbs
1/2 Cup of Cornmeal
1 Lg Egg
1 Lg Jamaican Sweet Potato (Oriental Potato)
1Tbsp Butter
1lb Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrot mix
1Tbsp Seafood Seasoning
Parmesan Cheese
Dried Parsley
Salt and Black Pepper

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash potato and cut into four pieces, opening in the potato in half and then again cutting across. Place the potato in the preheated oven with the inner sides facing the grill for 25 minutes. Season cod with, seafood seasoning, salt and pepper and set aside. Beat egg, and combine the breadcrumb and cornmeal mix to form an assembly line with a cookie sheet at the end. Drench cod in egg wash and then roll in breadcrumb and cornmeal mix. Once all of the cod pieces have been coated, top with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Bake for 17-20 minutes.

Cut vegetable into small pieces and add to a pan with butter, salt and 2tbsp of water and simmer for 5 minutes on medium heat.

Sweet potato should be tender, and sweet with a waxy texture. Cod should be golden brown and meat flaky when done.

If you like spicy food like me, you can substitute cayenne pepper for the black pepper. And, dinner is ready, just like that.

BNW~

Ginger Steak and Broccoli

This is a yummy, quick and easy recipe! I made this for dinner on Friday 6/1/12 after work, and I was eating dinner in no time. Try it and let me know your thoughts.

Ingredients:

1lb Sliced Sirloin- stir fry style
2 Tbsp of Marinade
Steak Seasoning
1 Large Head of Broccoli
1 Onion
1 Tbsp of Powdered Ginger (fresh is better, but I only had the powder this week)
1 Tbsp of Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp of Cornstarch or 2 Tbsp of Flour
1 Tbsp of Soy Sauce

Vegetable Oil

Method:

Cut steak slices in half so that you have bite size pieces. Pour marinade over the meat and add steak seasoning, let stand for 20-30 minutes. Slice onion, and cut broccoli into small pieces. Heat pan on medium and add oil. Empty meat into hot pan, be careful not to cause a splash. Stir until meat until is brown, about 3 minutes. Add onions, ginger, soy sauce, sugar and stir for about 2 minutes. Mix cornstarch in a 1/2 cup of water and add to pan, and then add broccoli and cover for 2 minutes. There you go, another dinner in the bag!

You can serve this steak over brown rice or angel hair pasta. For crunch, you can top with salted peanuts.