Ivory Coast Fried Bananas (4 servings) 4 medium bananas 2 or 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice 3/4 cup finely crushed corn flakes peanut oil for frying black pepper (savory) - optional cinnamon and sugar (sweet) - optional Peel bananas and cut each in half. Cut each piece into four pieces - lengthwise, giving you a total of 32 french fry-sized pieces. Place banana pieces in a large shalow bowl and drizzle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Let set for 5 minutes. Heat peanut oil (about 1/2 inch deep) in a heavy skillet at medium-high heat. Place crushed corn flakes in a seperate large shallow bowl or on a baking pan. Roll each banana piece in corn flakes until well covered. Fry banana pieces in skillet until golden brown on each side. Spinkle with either pepper or a 50/50 mix of cinnamon/sugar. depending whether you'd like them sweet or savory. A great side dish with any meal, but especially good at breafast. Mr Breakfast would like to thank CornFlake for this recipe. Recipe number 1552. Submitted 10/16/2005.