Peel 6 pieces of quite raw saging saba bananas and set them aside on a plate.
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Choose quite raw saba bananas so they hold their shape during frying without becoming mushy.
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Peel 6 pieces of quite raw saging saba bananas and set them aside on a plate.
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Choose quite raw saba bananas so they hold their shape during frying without becoming mushy.
Hot oil can splatter when placing ingredients; gently slide bananas into the pan.
In a pan, pour enough cooking oil for frying. Heat the oil and add the 6 pieces of saging saba bananas.
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Add bananas to moderately hot oil, otherwise high heat will burn the outside before the inside cooks.
Fry the bananas in medium-low heat, turning them occasionally with a spatula until the bananas turn light yellow.
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Turn the bananas regularly so they color evenly on all sides.
Add 3-4 tbsp of light brown sugar over the frying bananas. Maintain the heat and wait for the sugar to caramelize and start to thicken.
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Sprinkle the sugar evenly across the pan, otherwise pockets of sugar may burn instantly.
Continuously flip and swirl the bananas to coat them with sugar until the bananas are fully coated with caramelized brown sugar syrup.
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Continuously flip and swirl the bananas, otherwise the melting sugar will burn at the bottom of the pan.
Hot sugar syrup causes severe burns; use tongs to handle bananas safely while skewering in the pan.
Lower the heat and immediately insert 6 pieces of bamboo skewers into each banana while still in the pan to avoid them from sticking together.
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Insert the skewers immediately while hot, otherwise the sugar will harden and glue the bananas together.