Reunion Island

Banana Flowers Curry

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Ingredients :

(for 4 personnes)
- 16 banana flowers
- 300g smoked pork, cut into small chunks
- 5 small tomatoes, cut into small pieces
- 2 onions, finely minced
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1/2 tsp curcuma
- 1 piece of ginger
- 1 sprig of thyme
- Salt, pepper and oil

Method :

Peel the banana flowers. Remove the outer leaves and chop the flowers finely. Soak the banana pieces in water, seasoned with salt and vinegar, for two hours. Repeat this process twice.
Bring the smoked pork to the boil twice.
Crush the garlic and ginger into a paste. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the smoked pork. Add the onions and simmer for 3 minutes. Next, stir-fry the crushed condiments for 2 minutes.
Pour in the tomatoes, thyme and curcuma and gently simmer for a further 2 minutes, before adding two glasses of water. Cover and bring to boil. Once it has boiled, add the strained banana flowers and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Season with salt and pepper according to personal taste.