Chef John's Bananas Foster recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar 2 bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise and crosswise 2 fluid ounces rum 1 fluid ounce banana liqueur 2 pinches ground cinnamon 2 scoops vanilla ice cream 2 small sprigs of mint
Nutrition Info
- 497 caloriescarbohydrate: 59.3 gcholesterol: 55 mgfat: 20 gfiber: 3.7 gprotein: 2.3 gsaturatedFat: 12.5 gservingSize: -sodium: 27.4 mgsugar: 44.7 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Bananas Foster
Directions
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Melt butter and brown sugar together in a skillet over medium-high heat until butter melts and mixture begins to bubble, 3 to 5 minutes.
Place bananas, cut-side down, in brown sugar mixture. Cook until just golden, about 30 seconds, flip and cook until golden on the other side, about 30 seconds.
Remove from heat. Pour rum and banana liqueur into skillet, return skillet to high heat. Cook until alcohol ignites and flames, 1 to 3 minutes, add cinnamon. When flames die, remove skillet from heat.
Scoop vanilla ice cream into 2 bowls. Divide bananas mixture between bowls and garnish with mint sprigs.