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Banana Bud Mock Meatballs

How to Make Bola-Bolang Puso ng Saging

Manny
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pc fresh banana blossom or bud
  • 1 tsp. Ginisa flavor mix
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 onion minced
  • 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 2 pcs egg
  • 1/2 cup rock salt for cleaning the banana blossoms

Instructions
 

How to cook Bola-bolang Puso ng Saging:

  • Chop the banana blossom finely and mix with rock salt.
  • Mix it thoroughly until the banana blossoms are well coated with salt and set aside for 10 minutes.
  • Then squeeze the banana blossoms with your hands or you can use a piece of cloth to wrap the banana blossoms then squeeze it until the sap has been removed.
  • Then wash it with warm water and squeeze it again to remove the water.
  • In a bowl beat the eggs and mix the banana blossoms, minced onion and garlic, flour, salt and Ginisa flavor mix.
  • Put flour in a bowl and form the banana blossom mixture into balls resembling meatballs and roll it in the flour to coat them.
  • The mock meat balls should not be too large, make it small to medium size to cook the balls evenly inside and out.
  • Do the same on the rest of the mixture to form the mock meat balls.
  • Prepare a deep frying pan with cooking oil and heat it to medium heat.
  • Deep fry the mock meat balls until golden brown.
  • Strain the excess oil and serve hot with banana ketchup.