Nadia Sawalha served up delicious Chinese banana fritters with star anise and preserved ginger on Nadia’s Family Feasts.

The ingredients for the Ginger Star anise caramel: 30g butter, 80g soft light brown sugar, 2 Star anise, 2 knobs of stem ginger, finely chopped and 120ml double cream.

For the Banana Fritters: 100g Self raising flour, 40g Corn flour, 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 Spice, 1 teaspoon bicarb soda, 2 Tablespoons ginger syrup (from jar of stem ginger), 150ml cold sparkling water and 4 ripe bananas.

Vanilla ice cream to serve.

See Nadia’s recipes in her book titled: Fabulous Family Food: Easy, delicious recipes you’ll cook again and again available from Amazon now.