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Bananas Foster

Source of Recipe


Cook's Illustrated



List of Ingredients



• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter (1/4 stick), melted
  
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  
• 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1 strip lemon zest (1 inch long by 1/2-inch wide)
  
• 1 large firm, ripe banana, peeled and halved lengthwise and then halved across
  
• 2 Tbsp rum
  
• 1/2 pint vanilla ice cream
  






Instructions



1. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed 10-inch skillet over medium-low heat. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon zest; stir to dissolve the sugar, about 1 minute. (If the heat is too high, the butter and sugar will separate instead of combining to form a sauce.)
   
   
2. Add the bananas and spoon some sauce over each piece. Cook until the bananas are glossy and golden on the bottom, about 1-1/2 minutes. Turn the bananas and continue cooking until very soft but not mushy or falling apart, about 1-1/2 minutes longer.
   
   
3. Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the rum and wait until the rum has warmed slightly, about 5 seconds. Wave a lit match over the pan until the rum ignites, shaking the pan to distribute the flame over the entire pan. When the flames subside (this will take 15 to 30 seconds), divide the bananas and sauce among the two bowls of ice cream, discarding lemon zest, and serve.
   
   Serves 2