The turon my in-laws make is good, but needed to be improved. So I have.
Filipino Plantain Fritters
1 jar (good quality, spend the extra 50ยข) jack fruit
3 yellow plantains
1 package Chinese spring roll wrappers (really, buy the Chinese ones – the others get soggy)
1 C. sugar
1/3 C. water
peanut oil for frying
Slice jack fruit and plantains in moderately thin (1/2″ wide), 3 to 4″ long strips. Place 2 strips of each fruit on a wrapper. Roll, eggroll style (if you don’t understand how to do this, read the instructions on the back of the wrapper package). Freeze the turon (this prevents the jack fruit from becoming too hot and rupturing the wrapper). Heat oil, fry the turon until golden brown. Set aside on a towel. To prepare the sugar coating, mix the water and sugar, bring to boil. Gently boil until a caramel color is achieved. This can take awhile (hard ball stage with a candy thermometer). Once the sugar mixture is ready, pour over turon (you have of course, spaced them out on a cooling rack, with a cookie sheet underneath). Enjoy
*jalapenos could be a fabulous addition to the fruity goodness!
Can’t wait to taste these at Thanksgiving ๐
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