Right before heading out on our 'round the world trip, the Real Martha cooked up this tasty dish that combined unusual ingredients (shrimp, overripe bananas and sambal?). Before she made it I tried to convince her to make something else, assuring her that she would eat more rice and sambal than she ever dreamed of when in Indonesia, but she had seen this recipe on the Food Network and was itching to make it... I'm glad she did because it came out pretty tasty! An interesting mix of sweet, spicy and savory.
Definitely a good use for bananas that have sneakily gone overripe (other than making a variety of banana shakes). The Indonesian sambal we used may have been a bit too spicy, but that's easily remedied by leaving a little bit out next time. I bet chicken, tofu or tempeh would work well in lieu of the shrimp, too.
