How to make green banana sauce for seafood

How to make a green banana sauce for seafood

How to make a green banana sauce for seafood served cold or room temperature recipe from the African Gourmet.


Green Bananas.
Green bananas



Although the green banana is simply an unripened yellow banana, it has different uses. Unripe green bananas are used a lot in African and Caribbean cooking. Green bananas are grown and used all over the African continent; seafood green banana sauce is a popular recipe.


Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min

Seafood Green Banana Chutney


Ingredients

2 large green bananas
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
1 cup sugar
½ cup grated coconut
6 dates, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 large tomato, chopped
2 scallions, finely chopped
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup water


Directions

Chop green bananas, add all ingredients together, stir well and simmer 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly pour chutney into canning jars, cool on the counter top. Perfect on seafood.

Did you know.
Green bananas are unripened bananas. Unripe green bananas are used a lot in African and Caribbean cooking. Seafood green banana sauce is a popular recipe in Africa.

  Seafood Green Banana Chutney

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