The Art of Making Pisang Goreng: A Family Recipe Passed Down Through Generations

As I stand in front of the stove, whipping up a batch of pisang goreng, also known as fried bananas, I am reminded of my mother-in-law, Mrs. Van Halen. She was an incredible cook and taught me this recipe when I first moved into her home. Today, I will share with you the steps to make this delicious dessert that has become a staple in our family.

To start, we need to get the batter mixed up. We begin by combining 2 ripe bananas, cut on a diagonal, with 1 teaspoon of cornstarch, and a pinch of salt. Next, we add half a cup of milk and half a cup of club soda, which helps make the batter light and airy. The powdered sugar adds a touch of sweetness, and I like to use about a quarter cup for this recipe. Now, let's get our bananas sliced up and place them all into the batter. It's not uncommon for me to forget an ingredient or two in the batter – it's just part of the process! In this case, we are missing vanilla extract and a pinch more salt.

With the batter mixed, we turn our attention to the chocolate sauce. We heat 1/2 cup of canola oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Once hot, we carefully place the banana slices into the oil, making sure not to overcrowd them. After a few minutes, we flip the bananas and cook for another minute or two, until they are golden brown. I like to use tongs to remove the bananas from the oil, as it makes the process much easier.

While the bananas are cooking, we can prepare the chocolate sauce. We melt 1/2 cup of chocolate chips over low heat, stirring occasionally. Once melted, we add a pinch of salt and stir well. Next, we add a teaspoon of vanilla extract, which gives the sauce a hint of flavor without overpowering it. Now that our bananas are cooked, we place them on a plate lined with powdered sugar.

The final touch is adding some graham crackers, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries to our pisang goreng. It's not just about the chocolate and banana – it's about creating a delightful combination of flavors and textures. Mrs. Van Halen always said that food was a great way to bring back memories.

As I sit down with my family to enjoy this delicious dessert, I am reminded of the importance of sharing meals together. The sound of laughter and conversation fills the room as we savor each bite. And when it comes to pisang goreng, there's no better feeling than knowing that you've created something special – a recipe that will be passed down through generations.

The secret ingredient? A pinch of love. Mrs. Van Halen always said that when cooking for others, you have to put your heart into it. And I believe that's true. When we cook with love and care, our dishes become not just meals but memories waiting to happen. So go ahead, give this recipe a try, and see what memories you can create in the kitchen!

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creamy with a hint of vanilla okay let's fry some bananas so i want to make sure that this canola oil is up to 350 degrees so we'll go in with the first one flip them around a little bit they don't take too long just a couple minutes i mean you can really start to tell as they get golden brown these guys look beautiful okay next batch i'm gonna try some tongs this time see if i can't get them in a little bit easier there we go i hope what is cool enough for me to try just like when we would walk in the van halen's house mom paw if she was making these oh look at that see ho see how creamy the banana is yeah i couldn't resist i was like ma can i please have one now oh my goodness oh it's like she's here with me now it's so tasty i'm gonna fry up the rest of these bananas so what goes with chocolate marshmallows so we'll get a few of those on here what else goes with chocolate graham crackers there we go so we have blueberries raspberries and i think it's john's favorite strawberries so 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vanilla we want the chocolate and the cream to melt together so i just want to get that on like a medium low heat while the chocolate and the cream melt together i'm gonna make the batter for the fried bananas we need to get a cup of all-purpose flour get some cornstarch in there that's gonna help thicken up the batter one teaspoon of corn starch and i want to get a little bit sweet so i'm going to put some powdered sugar in here and the powdered sugar will melt really nicely half a cup of milk and a half a cup of club soda the club soda really helps make the batter kind of light and airy because we want the batter to puff up over the banana as it fries let's get that batter mixed up this batter is beautiful and thick as you can see now we need to cut up some bananas we got two bananas so we'll cut tops off we want the bananas to be a little bit more on the firm side you don't want them too green just want the right amount of sweetness in here we're going to cut these on a diagonal because we're going to get nice big bites and i'm doing this because this is how mrs van allen used to do it and mrs van halen didn't use them as dippers in a chocolate fondue but what she did do is once they came out you let them cool down put some powdered sugar over them and that's it they are like really tasty but i thought these would be the perfect dipper with chocolate cause chocolate and banana go together so we have all of our bananas sliced up and just put them all into the batter all of them i forgot to put two ingredients in my batter so we need a little bit of vanilla you know what i think this is gonna be a show about mistakes and how you get over them because it's not that bad so now we just need a little bit of salt because whenever you make sweet stuff you always have to add salt i mean you guys forgive me when i make mistakes right i'm not the only one that makes mistakes am i anyway look see you put the vanilla in later and it still works there we go so we've got our bananas and i need to stir the chocolate because it's bubbling i don't want it to bubble so i'm going to turn it way down to a simmer oh that's really pretty very luscious it's totally melted so it is definitely time for the vanilla stir it up and turn it off beautiful oh yeah that's good it's very chocolatey very creamy with a hint of vanilla okay let's fry some bananas so i want to make sure that this canola oil is up to 350 degrees so we'll go in with the first one flip them around a little bit they don't take too long just a couple minutes i mean you can really start to tell as they get golden brown these guys look beautiful okay next batch i'm gonna try some tongs this time see if i can't get them in a little bit easier there we go i hope what is cool enough for me to try just like when we would walk in the van halen's house mom paw if she was making these oh look at that see ho see how creamy the banana is yeah i couldn't resist i was like ma can i please have one now oh my goodness oh it's like she's here with me now it's so tasty i'm gonna fry up the rest of these bananas so what goes with chocolate marshmallows so we'll get a few of those on here what else goes with chocolate graham crackers there we go so we have blueberries raspberries and i think it's john's favorite strawberries so now let's get to those fried bananas last little touch and this is what mrs van halen would do i found this is the easiest way to do powdered sugar without getting it everywhere that's perfect all right it's dessert time oh my goodness got some marshmallows some graham crackers strawberries for you john yes some extra fruit and this is pisangoreng my mother-in-law mrs van halen showed me how to make this she made it for me a long time ago and i absolutely loved it and i thought you guys would enjoy it so what's inside of it i want you to be surprised okay ooh this is the best part all right can't wait mmm banana it's fried bananas but that is so good that's the perfect combination chocolate banana oh delicious it just tastes very light and it's so perfect it's so perfect well it's done i wish she was still around today so i could say look mom it sees me you can do so you can eat when food is such a great way to bring back a memory you know isn't it oops drop my raspberry mine too that's what i was saying earlier i'm like you know the great thing about food is such a sense memory is this too many blueberries there's never too many blueberries you guys are so much fun because you're you're good sports so thank you it doesn't take a good sport to come over and hang with you and eat delicious food this is really really good you\n"