JPH0335893B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention relates to a method for producing stick-shaped fried bananas using bananas as raw materials.

"Prior art and its problems" Although bananas are relatively inexpensive fruits, effective uses for using them as raw materials for processing have not yet been developed. This is because bananas contain tannins and iron,
This is thought to be because the banana changes color and becomes blackish brown, and because the banana itself has a very high viscosity, it is extremely difficult to cut and mold it into the desired shape. That is, even if bananas were processed, their flavor and appearance would change and they would become unpleasant.

On the other hand, fried potatoes, which are made by cutting potatoes into stakes and frying them in oil, are generally very popular because they are delicious, and their sales volume is huge among processed foods. .
However, conventionally, bananas are cut into stakes,
The idea of frying this is completely unknown.

The present invention has been made with attention to these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing stick-shaped fried bananas that can be produced without degrading the flavor or appearance of bananas.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The structure of the present invention in accordance with the above-mentioned purpose is to immerse peeled bananas in natural fruit juice containing vitamin C, temporarily freeze them to the extent that they can be cut and shaped, and then shape them into sticks. The gist of this method is to cut the fruit, then immerse it again in natural fruit juice containing vitamin C, store it in quick freeze again, and then fry it at high temperature for a short time using edible oil.

As bananas used in the present invention, cooking bananas produced in tropical countries such as the Philippines are particularly preferred.

In the present invention, it is necessary to soak the peeled banana in natural fruit juice containing vitamin C, since this effectively prevents the banana from discoloring. Such vitamin C-containing natural fruit juice may be used alone, but
Particular preference is given to using mixtures of vitamin C-containing natural juices or mixtures of vitamin C-containing natural juices and other natural fruit juices. By doing this, not only can discoloration of the bananas be effectively prevented, but also the taste of the soaked fruit juice will not be affected by either one of the flavors, and the unique bland taste of cooking bananas can be brought out to make delicious fried bananas. This is because it can be obtained. Examples of such mixed fruit juices include mixtures of citrus fruits such as lemon and natural squeezed juice such as pineapple juice.

After immersing the banana in the fruit juice in this manner, it is necessary to temporarily freeze the banana. This is because by temporarily freezing the banana, the outer corner part does not collapse and can be cut into neat stick shapes. In the present invention, "temporary freezing" means freezing to such an extent that it is easy to cut and each part of the outer periphery of the cut molded product does not collapse.

The bananas thus cut and formed into sticks are immersed again in natural fruit juice containing vitamin C.

After soaking in natural fruit juice containing vitamin C, in the present invention it is necessary to freeze again before frying, but this method effectively prevents deterioration of the pulp and preserves it for a long time. It is from. That is, when frozen in this way, the outer surface of the banana is covered with a frozen coating of natural fruit juice containing vitamin C, which prevents deterioration and discoloration of the internal pulp, prevents drying, and also prevents loss of flavor. .

Banana sticks made in this way can be fried in the same way as fried potatoes. For example, you can put bananas in heated cooking oil for a short time and scoop them up with a net, or you can put stick-shaped bananas in a basket-shaped container and immerse them in heated cooking oil for a short time. good.

"Example" Next, the present invention will be further explained with reference to Examples.
The invention is not limited to this example.

Example A culinary banana from the Philippines was peeled and immersed in a mixture of equal weights of lemon juice and pineapple juice. Next, this was temporarily frozen in a freezer, and then cut and formed into stick shapes.
This was again immersed in the mixed juice of lemon and pineapple and frozen again in the freezer. A certain amount of the banana sticks were placed in a basket and immersed in edible oil heated to a high temperature for a short time. The stick-shaped fried bananas obtained in this way had almost no change in appearance and had a very delicious flavor with sweetness and sourness added to potato fries.

"Effects of the Invention" As described above, according to the present invention, very cheap raw material bananas produced in tropical countries such as the Philippines are used to produce extremely delicious foods in good food hygiene conditions. This not only greatly enriches our diet, but also improves the utility value of bananas. It is particularly effective when stored for a long period of time before being fried, such as when cut into sticks in tropical countries such as the Philippines and fried immediately before eating in Japan.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A peeled banana is dipped in natural fruit juice containing vitamin C, temporarily frozen to the extent that it can be cut and shaped, then cut into stakes, then dipped in natural fruit juice containing vitamin C again, and quickly frozen again. A method for producing banana fries in the form of sticks, which is characterized by frying using edible oil or fat after storage.