TEMPTING TERIYAKI BACON AND BANANA

TERIYAKI IS FROM THE JAPANESE WORDS ‘TERI’, WHICH MEANS GLOSS OR LUSTRE, AND ‘YAKI’, WHICH MEANS TO FRY OR SEAR. IT’S A POPULAR MARINADE MADE FROM A COMBINATION OF SOY SAUCE, GINGER AND OTHER FLAVOURINGS. HERE THE BACON IS MARINATED IN THE TERIYAKI SAUCE, CREATING A TANGY FLAVOUR THAT CONTRASTS WELL WITH THE SWEETNESS OF THE CARAMELISED BANANA. SWEET AND SOUR AT ITS BEST.

STOVE TOP – PAN

4–6 rashers bacon

2–3 Tbsp teriyaki sauce

4–6 English muffins, sliced in half

1 tsp olive oil

2–3 bananas, sliced lengthwise

1 tsp honey

4–6 Tbsp cream cheese

1.Marinate the bacon rashers in the teriyaki sauce for about 20 minutes.

2.In a heated pan, toast the sliced muffins on both sides until browned. Remove and keep warm.

3.Into the same pan, add the oil and fry the bacon until almost ready. Add the bananas to the pan, drizzle the honey over and fry until the bananas start to caramelise.

4.Spread the cream cheese over the muffin bases, place the bananas and bacon on top and finish off with the other halves of the muffins.

5.Serve immediately.