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Fai'ai (fa'ai)

Fai'ai is a dish of plantain bananas slowly cooked in sweetened coconut cream until soft and caramelised. Served lukewarm, it's a simple, comforting dessert.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

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Nutrition facts

561 kcal per serving

Protein
4.5 g
Carbohydrates
80.9 g
Fat
23.1 g
of which saturated fat
15.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Cut the bananas in half lengthwise, then into 5 cm pieces.
  2. Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat and brown the bananas for 3 minutes on each side.
  3. Add the cane sugar and the pinch of salt, then let it caramelise for 2 minutes, stirring gently.
  4. Pour in the coconut cream, lower the heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
  5. Serve lukewarm, drizzled with the coconut sauce.

Variations and tips

Lighter version. Replace the coconut cream with light coconut milk and halve the sugar.

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