How to Make Banana Leaf Wraps
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Food & Wine
Updated May 23, 2017
Here, a step-by-step guide to making Andrew Zimmern's Yucatán Pork with Annato and Ancho Chiles. This classic Mexican dish of pork shoulder and spices uses a double-layer of banana leaves for cooking, but the thick, fibrous leaves are not edible.—Daniel Gritzer
Cut
Cut a fibrous string off each banana leaf and reserve.
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Arrange
Arrange two banana leaves in a cross. Spoon the filling in the center.
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Fold
Fold up the top leaf like an envelope to enclose the filling.
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Wrap
Wrap the packet in the bottom leaf.
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Tie
Tie up the packet with the reserved banana string.
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Repeat
Repeat with the remaining banana leaves and filling.
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Serve
Andrew Zimmern loves to serve his leaf-wrapped pork with a spicy, chunky Roasted Tomato and Árbol Chile Salsa.
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