Banana Chips

Banana Chips

Sweetened or salted banana chips are prepared from hard, green Saba or Cavendish.

* Prepare brix or arnibal for sweetened chips by mixing three parts of sugar for every one part of water.
* Clean, peel, and slice the bananas to about .05 to 1.0 mm thick. Soak in cooking oil, turning frequently to prevent sticking.
* Place the banana chips in a strainer, allowing the oil to drip while heating cooking oil in a pan. Dip and fry the chips in the cooking pan without removing them from the strainer. Turn until yellowish brown, then lift the strainer and allow the oil to drip.
* Soak the fried chips in arnibal for two to three minutes. Let the syrup drip, the fry again until the chips become shiny.
* Let cool before packing or placing in bottles, cans, or plastic bags

For salted banana chips, use salt instead of refined sugar and soak in salt solution instead of arnibal.