One of the most noticeable changes when you shift to vegetarianism is the shorter time lapse between a meal and hunger pangs. So between meals, one tends to look for snacks. Nuts are always a good option. And boiled camote and saba are both nutritious and filling options. The problem with boiling, though, is that it's impractical to do it in small batches, so the tendency is to cook several pieces in one go. So what happens is you get stuck with more than enough boiled camote and bananas than you want to eat. And though boiled camote and bananas can keep, they don't taste very nice when not freshly cooked. the simplest solution to this is to microwave the banana. (NOTE microwaving camote has, so far, been an unsuccessful enterprise.)
1 ripe saba banana
1 fork
microwave oven
(01) Wash the saba and pierce the skin with a fork. I like to pierce it once on each side.
(02) Place the pierced saba in the microwave and cook on regular setting for a minute.
(03) Allow the saba to cool for about another minute before peeling.
I have microwaved up to five pieces of saba in one batch using the same setting and cooking for one minute.
Microwaved saba has the same texture as the boiled version, but the taste is sweeter.
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photo by Carole Cancler
