Green Banana Gratin Recipes

CLASSIC GREEN BEANS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Generously grease a casserole dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Bring a generously salted pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat.
• Remove stems from beans by trimming with a knife or snapping them off with your fingers. Cut beans in half.
• Add beans to the boiling water, stir, and cook until just barely tender, 5 to 6 minutes, testing often to make sure you don't overcook them.
• Remove beans with a strainer and immediately place in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process.
• Once beans have cooled to the touch, use your hands to drain and transfer them into the prepared casserole. It's okay if they're still a bit wet.
• Season beans with pepper, kosher salt, and Dijon mustard; mix until beans are well coated. Pour in cream, scatter Comté cheese over top, and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• Combine melted butter and bread crumbs in a small bowl. Stir until well combined and mixture resembles wet sand. Spoon and sprinkle bread crumbs over the casserole, then dust with cayenne.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until browned and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

PLANTAIN GRATIN - FIGUE VERT - GREEN BANANA GRATIN

Steps:

• (Grated Gruyere cheese can be used instead of cheddar cheese.)
• Place bananas in saucepan and add just enough chicken stock to cover.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until bananas are tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Using a potato masher, mash until smooth (chicken stock will be absorbed).
• Let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, heat butter in a small frypan and saute onions until tender.
• Add the onions, cream, beaten eggs to cooked bananas until combined; season with salt, nutmeg and cinnamon to taste.
• Mixture will be quite moist.
• Place banana mixture in a buttered shallow baking dish.
• Combine cheese with bread crumbs; sprinkle over top.
• Bake at 350 for 35 - 40 minutes or until top is golden.

BANANAS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Combine the cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla, lemon rind and lemon juice in a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Spread the blended cheese mixture in a shallow 7-by-12-inch glass baking dish or put 1/4 cup of the mixture into each of 8 individual au gratin dishes.
• Thinly slice the bananas, and spread the slices evenly on top of the cheese mixture.
• If using individual dishes, put half a sliced banana on top of each serving.
• Sprinkle the top evenly with the graham-cracker crumbs and then sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
• Place under the broiler until hot and lightly browned.

GREEN BANANA CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a non stick heavy base skillet.
• Add salt, red pepper powder and turmeric powder.
• Immediately add bananas and saute for about 2-3 minutes.
• Let bananas go brown on the edges.
• Add puree and fresh lemon juice.
• Add 1/2 cup water and cover tightly.
• Bring to a boil and let it simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Finally add the coconut milk, cover again for 5 minutes on low heat and serve warm with steamed rice or steamed noodles.

BANANA GRATINS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Divide bananas among gratin dishes. Stir together sour cream and vanilla in a bowl, then spoon over bananas, covering them and smoothing tops. Sprinkle each gratin with 1 tablespoon sugar and broil on a baking sheet 3 to 5 inches from heat until sugar is melted but not caramelized, about 3 minutes.