Comments on: How to Ripen Green Bananas

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:37:20 +0000

Hey just wanted to say thanks for the advice. I run a warehouse for a nonprofit group that give out food to the needy Lately we have been getting in pallets of green bananas and have had some complaints from people that they couldn’t get them to ripen now i know i can rap the pallets and have them ripe when they come in. Thanks a lot, and God bless.

By: Danelle Ice - Home Ever After

Danelle Ice - Home Ever After — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:22:11 +0000

@Kat: Thanks for the tips and the recipe!

Danelle

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:49:31 +0000

Guineos en Escabeche (in English called “green banana salad”)

Ingredients :
2 lbs. bright green unripened bananas – about 10 green bananas (the greener the better)
1 to 1 1/2 lbs. onions sliced into thin rings
1 cup white vinegar
3 to 4 cloves crushed garlic
10 to 12 olives
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 to 12 whole black pepper corns
3 to 4 bay leaves
3 cups olive oil or light olive oil
2 quarts of water
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Directions :
Cut the banana with a knife by cutting off the ends of the bananas and making a cut alond the outside curves of the banana skins, but DO NOT remove the skins
Place the bananas in boiling water and add 1 to 2 tablespoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of oil to make them peel easier. Boil the bananas for approximately 20 minutes on medium-low heat. If you boil them too long they will come apart.
While the bananas cook, make the Escabeche sauce by placing all the rest of the ingredients into a pot. Stir them well and place on medium heat until the mixture gets hot. Then reduce the heat to low and cook for approximately 1 hour. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.
The banana is done when you lightly stab it with a toothpick and it is tender but firm. Peel off the skins and cut the bananas in 1 inch size rounds and put them in a glass or “Tupperware” bowl. Add the sauce to the bananas. Stir and mix well. Cover them and let them cool off. After they cool off place them in the refrigerator for 2 hrs. Serve and eat.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:31:45 +0000

If your local market has very bright green bananas you can either ripen them as the author mentioned or if you can’t wait you can boil them and eat as a side dish. You cut a slit along the banana and then boil them. When they are done you just peel them after you let them cool off or under cool water. The skin of the banana leaves a residue that may stain your fingers. Anyhow, cut the boiled peeled bananas in rounds and serve with a little olive oil, yum.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:39:02 +0000

We love this trick and have been doing this for a very long time as my two toddlers gobble down the monkey fruit! It also works to put bananas with an unripe Avocado to make it ripen faster.

By: sudhir

sudhir — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:14:35 +0000

i required information about the banana repining ,,,,,,,,,,please inform me …

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:09:40 +0000

I now have my very green bananas that have not been ripening after a whole week(!) in a bag, and I have high hopes.
I also wanted to point out to others in case it helps someone that bananas keep very well in the fridge for the other way around, when you don’t want ripe bananas to go off. Yes it is true that the skins go black but inside the bananas keep fresh for a long time…

As for the bananas in the car developing spots, could this be that it is a more enclosed space than the kitchen, meaning that the level of the ethylene gas will be higher, and also it is often quite warm?

By: Home Ever After

Home Ever After — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:45:41 +0000

@Toni (Happy Housewife): Thanks for the Stumble! You know, I’m not sure about the spots; I’ve never really thought about it before. Perhaps one of our readers can shed some light on the subject before I Google it?! lol

Barbi

By: Home Ever After

Home Ever After — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:42:04 +0000

@Phoebe: Yes, that’s true! Putting ethylene-producing produce with any other piece of fruit or vegetable that produces ethylene (like an apple) also will just cause the process to spped up. Thanks for pointing that out!

Barbi

By: The Happy Housewife

The Happy Housewife — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:44:57 +0000

Just stumbled this so others will be enlightened!
My question is why do bananas get spots when you take them in the car? Every time we travel we bring them for snacks and if they stay in the car for more than 12 hours they start to get gross? I drive a suburban so I can’t imagine it is the gas… too much room for it to escape….
I use this trick mostly with avocados since I can never find ripe one’s at the store!
Thanks for sharing…
Toni

By: Phoebe @ Cents to Get Debt Free

Phoebe @ Cents to Get Debt Free — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:38:07 +0000

I’ve also heard that you can put your bananas with an apple for a day or so, and that will help ripen them.