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Bananas foster

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 bananas
  • 1/4 C (1.98 oz) (56 gr) unsalted butter
  • 2/3 C (4.70 oz) (133 gr) brown sugar
  • 1 tsp (0.17 fl oz) (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • 3 tbsp (1.50 fl oz) (45 ml) dark rum
  • 1/4 C (1 oz) (30 gr) nuts, pecan or castile (optional)
  • Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Method
 

  1. Peel the plantains and then cut them in half both lengthwise and crosswise to obtain 4 pieces of each piece of plantain.
  2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter with the brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg, stirring and stirring constantly with a spatula until the mixture becomes a grainy liquid and begins to bubble, about 3 minutes.
  3. Add the bananas, cut side down, and continue cooking, continuing to stir with the same spatula, until the liquid begins to resemble a softer caramel, for another 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add the rum (not straight from the bottle), then tilt the pan to ignite the alcohol with a gas burner or carefully light with a match. Cook, shaking the pan but not putting the spatula in, until the flames have gone out and the caramel has thickened to a honey consistency, about 2 minutes. If the flames do not go out on their own, cover the pan and carefully remove it from the heat. Alternatively, you can add the rum and not light it on the fire, but instead boil until the rum has mostly cooked off and the caramel has reached a honey consistency.
  5. Remove the pan from the heat and if desired, add the chopped walnuts and stir to combine with the other ingredients. Once the bananas foster is ready, it should be served immediately with vanilla ice cream.

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