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Chocolate Bananas Foster

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In New Orleans, where Bananas Foster was invented, they'll bring out a hot plate and make the dish table side, including a spectacular flambé.

Total 00:15
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 4 slightly unripe bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise
  • semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ cup (60 ml / 2 oz) dark rum
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest, finely grated
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ¼ cup (50 g / 1.8 oz) granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon freshly-ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon freshly-ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • Powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine all ingredients except bananas, powdered sugar, orange, and rum in a large skillet over medium high heat.
  2. 2
    Once mixture comes to a boil, add bananas, making sure to keep at least ½ inch (1.3 cm) between them. Cook for 1 minute per side.
  3. 3
    Remove bananas from pan and keep warm. Bring mixture again to a strong boil over high heat. Turn off the heat and add rum. If rum has not ignited by itself, do so carefully either with a firestick or a long fireplace match. Wait until flames die out before stirring in zest.
  4. 4
    Spoon sauce over bananas and dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm with some ice cream.
Category
Desserts
Cuisine
American

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Chocolate_Bananas_Foster