Maruyang Saging (Banana Fritters)

A Filipino/ Pinoy delicious snack and easy to prepare. Perfect snack for your friends and family. Convenient and less effort to cook. Maruyang saging or Banana Fritters is one of the famous native Filipino snacks. Favorite of all Filipinos and even expats whom visiting to our country. It is usually made from saba bananas. The most common variant is prepared by coating thinly sliced and "fanned" bananas in batter and deep frying them. They are then sprinkled with sugar.

Ingredients:

5 pcs.          Saba or Plantain Banana

3/4 cup        All Purpose Flour

1 tbsp.         Cornstarch

1/4 cup        Brown Sugar

1 pc.            Egg

1/2 cup        Water

1 tbsp.         Atsuete for coloring (optional)

Cooking Procedure:

Step 1

Slice the bananas horizontally. 

Step 2

Combine flour, cornstarch, sugar, atsuete,  and egg. Mix well and pour  the water gradually while mixing. 

Step 3

Once butter ingredients are well incorporated, add bananas then soaked it for 5 minutes.

Step 4

In a pan, pour about 1 cup of oil enough to submerged half of bananas over low medium heat.

Step 5

Arrange the butter coated bananas in a flat plate and slide it onto the pan. Cook in batches as needed.

Cook for 5 minutes each side. Turn the other side once it is golden brown.  Once it is done, remove  the pan and transfer it to wire rack or strainer. Place tissue to absorb the oil underneath. Serve while hot!!