Banana Condiment

Recipe Cuisine: Ethnic
Recipe Category: Ethnic
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

Juice and grated zest of 1
4 To 6 over-ripe bananas (see
-lemon
-note) 1/4
c Sugar (optional)

Recipe Instructions:

This chutney, from neighboring Zaire, goes well with curries. From "The Africa News Cookbook". Peel and coarsely mash the bananas. Combine in a medium Saucepan with the lemon juice, zest and sugar, if desired. Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until thick. Keeps up to 2 weeks in a covered container in the refrigerator. For a more complex chutney, cinnamon, cloves and raisins may be added before cooking. Note: Ripen bananas in the Refrigerator until they are dark brown and soft. Yields 1 cup. PER TABLESPOON: 25 calories, 0 g protein, 7 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 mg sodium, 0 g fiber. From an article by Karola Saekel in the San Francisco Chronicle, 8/18/93.