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Preparing Banana Leaves

How to Prepare Banana Leaves For Cooking

Thomas Wenger
4.91 from 97 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Southeast Asian

Equipment

  • Sharp Knife
  • cutting board
  • flame source

Ingredients
  

  • banana leaves

Instructions
 

  • Cut the over sized banana leaf to the size needed, leaving the thick membrane at the one side of the leave intact.
  • Pass over the open flame quickly, a couple of times, until the leaf turns bright green and glossy.
  • Place the banana leave on a chopping board and cut it to the size required, ensuring that the thick membrane on the one side and the loose, wavy edges of the leaf on the other, are neatly cut off.
  • The banana leaf is now ready to be used.

Notes

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