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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Poor Man's Scallops (Fried Banana)</title>
</head>
<body style="background-color: beige;">
<a href="../index.html">home</a>
<h1>Poor Man's Scallops (Fried Banana)</h1>
<hr>
<h2>Where it all began</h2>
Forget dropping $40 at a fancy seafood joint. For pennies on the dollar, you too can pan-fry a tropical fruit,
dust it with some spice, and aggressively squint until the food on your plate resembles a premium mollusk.
<br>
<br>
I birthed this recipe as a hungry SJSU student who had run out of eggs one fateful morning. With an adventurous
palate and an already-heated frying pan ready for action, I turned my gaze upward from the fridge to the fruit.
<br>
<br>
The cinnamon is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN5YnVlDnIQ">the real MVP</a> of this recipe.
It blindfolds your mouth by plugging your nose with the sweet, kitchen-evading scent of structurally
sound churros. You can forget you're eating a plate of mushy potassium coins that are probably disfigured
from being stuck together like sardines when you scooped them from the pan.
<br>
<br>
If you hate salt, fish, or chewing, this is the perfect recipe for you. Indulge in the unmistakable,
comforting mush of a warm banana like a newborn <a href="https://xkcd.com/1650/">baby</a>.
<hr>
<h2>Ingredients:</h2>
<ul>
<li>1 large ripe plantain or banana</li>
<li>1 tablespoon butter</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon</li>
<li>0.5 teaspoon brown sugar or salt (optional)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Kitchenware:</h2>
<ul>
<li>A cutting board of any size</li>
<li>A knife of any sharpness</li>
<li>A skillet or frying pan</li>
<li>A stovetop with one vacant cooking zone</li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h2>Steps:</h2>
<ol>
<h3>Pre-cooking</h3>
<li>Fully peel the plantain</li>
<li>Slice the plantain diagonally into even pieces that are 1–2 cm thick (0.5 inches in freedom units)</li>
<h3>Cooking</h3>
<li>Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat</li>
<li>Place the plantain slices in a single layer; cook for 2–3 minutes until the bottom side turns golden brown and caramelized</li>
<li>Flip the slices over; immediately sprinkle the cinnamon (and optional brown sugar or salt) evenly over the cooked sides (the top)</li>
<li>Fry the second side for another 2–3 minutes until tender and browned</li>
<h3>Post-cooking</h3>
<li>Remove from the pan and cool slightly before serving</li>
<li>Make your family and friends happy, impressed, and probably still kind of hungry because 1 plaintain is honestly not that much food</li>
<li>Do it again tomorrow!</li>
</ol>
<hr>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<h2>Food Critic Review</h2>
<p>
<i>It's OK, I guess.</i> —My little cousin, 7 years old
</p>
<br>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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<li><a href="dessert/cheesecakebrownies.html">Cheesecake Brownies</a></li>
<li><a href="dessert/bananabread.html">Banana Bread</a></li>
<li><a href="dessert/pandan_waffle.html">Pandan Waffle</a></li>
<li><a href = "dessert/banana_pudding.html">Banana Pudding</a></li>
<li><a href="dessert/banana_pudding.html">Banana Pudding</a></li>
<li><a href="dessert/mango_sticky_rice.html">Mango Sticky Rice</a></li>
<li><a href="dessert/poor_mans_scallops.html">Poor Man's Scallops (Fried Banana)</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
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<h2 class="dropdown-toggle">Dinner</h2>
<div class="dropdown-content">
<ul>
<li><a href="dinner/airfryer_tonkatsu.html">Aifryer Tonkatsu</a><li>
<li><a href="dinner/airfryer_tonkatsu.html">Airfryer Tonkatsu</a><li>
<li><a href="dinner/garlic_noodles.html">Garlic Noodles</a></li>
<li><a href="dinner/fried_rice.html">Fried Rice</a></li>
<li><a href="dinner/steak.html">Steak Dinner</a></li>
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