🇳🇷 Nauruan Cuisine

Boiled Green Bananas

Boiled Cooking Bananas

Prep Time 5 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 196 kcal

Green cooking bananas boiled until tender. A simple, filling starchy side dish.

Ingredients

6 green cooking bananas
Water to cover
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter
Lime juice
Coconut cream for serving
Pinch of pepper
1 tbsp coconut oil

Instructions

1 Peel green bananas and halve.
2 Place in pot with salted water.
3 Boil 15-20 minutes until tender.
4 Drain well.
5 Toss with butter, coconut oil, and lime juice.
6 Serve with coconut cream drizzled on top.

Did You Know?

Green bananas are starchier than ripe ones and are treated as a vegetable, not a fruit.