Little did anyone realize that Bananas Foster would become an international favorite and is the most requested item on the restaurant's menu. Thirty-five thousand pounds of bananas are flamed each year at Brennan's in the preparation of its world-famous dessert.
Bananas Foster
Ingredients:
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup banana liqueur
- 4 bananas, cut in half lengthwise, then halved
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
Directions:
* Combine the butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a flambé pan or skillet.
* Place the pan over low heat either on an alcohol burner or on top of the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
* Stir in the banana liqueur, then place the bananas in the pan.
* When the banana sections soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum.
* Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum.
* When the flames subside, lift the bananas out of the pan and place four pieces over each portion of ice cream.
* Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and serve immediately.
Serves Four
You forgot the Everclear....
Keeper, nonetheless.....Nature does not know extinction. All it knows is transformation!
You need to add the juice of half a lemon and half an orange. It really kicks it up a notch and adds a good accent. Yum