Tahitian Sweet Potatoes With Fei Bananas Recipes

SWEET POTATO AND BANANA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes; place in large saucepan with salt. Add boiling water to cover; bring to boil over high heat. Cover pan and reduce heat to low; simmer 30-35 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Drain, peel and cut potatoes crosswise into 1/4" thick slices.
• Preheat oven to 375. Using butter, margarine or solid vegetable shortening, thoroughly grease a 2 qt deep casserole dish.
• Peel bananas; cut into 1/4" thick slices. In medium bowl, place bananas and orange juice; toss to coat. In small bowl, mix brown sugar with cinnamon. Set aside.
• In bottom of prepared casserole dish, arrange 1/3 of the potato slices in a single layer, overlapping the slices slightly. Top with half of the banana slices and sprinkle with 1/3 of the sugar mixture. Dot with 1/3 of the butter.
• Repeat layering with another 1/3 of the potato slices and the remaining bananas, reserving some bananas for the top. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the sugar mixture and 1/3 of the butter. Top with remaining potato slices; arrange several banana slices on top. Sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture; dot with remaining butter and pour on rest of orange juice. Bake 45 minutes or until bubbly.

TAHITIAN SWEET POTATO CREAM

Steps:

• 1. Wash the potatoes, place (unpeeled) in a large saucepan of lightly sugared water, bring to the boil then cook for 30 to 40 minutes or until they are very well cooked when the skin will break and loosen.
• 2. Drain well, peel then place in a large mixing bowl together with the sugar and the vanilla seeds .
• 3. Begin by mashing with a fork or potato masher, adding a little of the water or milk, then add the sugar and beat with a wooden spoon, adding more water or milk to give a thickish puree . Add more sugar according to taste. Transfer to glasses or cups and chill well before serving.

CHICKEN CURRY WITH FEI (BANANAS) AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the chicken legs in a roaster, brush with the mix of soy sauce, plum sauce and oil. Put aside in a cool place.
• Clean and peel the sweet potatoes and cook them in saltwater, to which has been added some sugar. When cooked drain the water and cut the potatoes into large slices.
• Wash and cut the papayas in half, remove the seeds, drip some lemon juice on each half, store in the fridge. Cook the fei (bananas) in the oven at 175oC. (Pos. 6/7) for about 15 minute (don't peel the bananas). Toss the garlic, slice the onion and put aside.
• 1 hour prior to serving, put the chicken legs into the oven, add the onion, garlic and the curry, put salt pepper and oil. After about 20 min cooking time, put 2 ladles bouillon over the chicken legs. 10 min later add the papayas the sweet potatoes and the peeled bananas and wet every 10 minute.
• Before serving, add the coconut milk. Check the finishing of the ingredients and the seasoning.
• Serve in hot plate, put the sauce, chicken leg, half a papaya, the sweet potatoes and half a banana. Baste with sauce decorate with the green onion.

WHIPPED SWEET POTATOES AND BANANAS WITH HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork, put them in a roasting pan and roast for 30 minutes. Toss the bananas into the pan and continue roasting for 10 to 15 minutes, until both the bananas and potatoes are very soft. Remove the pan from the oven but don't turn the oven off.
• When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh into a large mixing bowl. Peel the bananas and add them to the bowl along with 1 stick of the butter, and the honey. Season with salt and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until everything's well combined and the mixture is fluffy. Spoon into an oven-proof serving bowl and smooth the top.
• In a separate mixing bowl, use your fingers to rub together the remaining stick of butter, the brown sugar, flour, and pecans until the mixture is the consistency of coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the sweet potatoes and return to the oven. Cook for about 20 minutes, until the crumbs are golden. Serve hot.

GUATEMALAN SWEET POTATOES WITH BANANAS

Steps:

• Boil sweet potatoes and peel them when tender.
• Mash them with bananas.
• Season with salt and nutmeg.
• Add milk and egg and mix (add more milk if too dry).
• Place in a greased 2-quart baking dish and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.

TAHITIAN SWEET POTATOES WITH FEI (BANANAS)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil.
• Add potatoes and cook until lightly browned on the outside.
• Add coconut milk, curry paste, juice of the lime, fish sauce, and brown sugar to pan, stirring to mix well.
• Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Peel and slice bananas into chunks and stir in with the potatoes.
• Cook over low heat 5-7 minutes or until heated through and bananas have softened but are still intact.
• Garnish with chopped cilantro and sliced chilli peppers before serving.
• Serve hot.