How to Cook Green Bananas (Easiest Method!, Paleo, AIP)

Step 1

Fill large pot with water. Bring it to a boil over high heat.

Step 2

While you're waiting for the water to boil, trim both ends off the bananas. Then take the tip of your knife and make an incision down the length of the banana, about ¼ to ⅓" deep, through the peel, to the flesh of the banana. The incision's depth does not need to be perfect.

Step 3

Once boiling, add prepped green bananas to water. Maintain boil, and cook uncovered 25 minutes.

Step 4

Remove and briefly rinse each one. (The cooking water turns almost black, and there are little black bits that float around, so it's nice to quickly rinse them off.) Place bananas on cutting board to cool fully or partially. Peel bananas. (This is very easy.)

Step 5

To add to stew, cut into desired shape and size. Prepare stew. Add cooked Green Bananas at any point in the cooking process. They're ready to eat, so may be added at the end, but can also stand up to more cooking if you want to add them to a cooking stew or soup.

Step 6

To fry or make Green Banana Fries, heat 1 to 2 Tablespoons duck fat or avocado oil in frying pan, over medium heat. Cut boiled Green Bananas into desired shape and size.

Step 7

Fry until crispy brown on the first side (don't move them around in the pan; just let them sit), about 8 minutes over medium-low heat. Then flip and fry the second side for about 5 minutes. Season with sea salt, and serve. For 4 bananas, I cook mine in two batches.