Banana Flambee

Name: Banana Flambee
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: caribbean
Ingredients: 1/4 cup golden raisins; 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice; 4 ripe bananas; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar; Pinch of grated nutmeg; 1/4 cup rum

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Total: 30 min

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min

Yield: 6 servings

Total: 30 min

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

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1/4 cup golden raisins

1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

4 ripe bananas

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

Pinch of grated nutmeg

1/4 cup rum

Directions

Place the raisins in the orange juice until they expand. Meanwhile, peel the bananas and slice them in half lengthwise. Heat the butter in a large frying pan and add the bananas, round side down. Cook the bananas for 2 to 3 minutes on each side turning them carefully with a spatula so as not to break them. Mix the sugar and nutmeg with the raisins and juice and pour it over the bananas. When ready to serve, remove the bananas from the frying pan, reserving the cooking juices, and arrange them on a hot plate. Heat the cooking juices to boiling, and add rum, and light it, pouring it over the bananas. The alcohol will burn off, leaving you with a rummy flavor on the sauteed bananas.

Use extreme caution when igniting alcohol. Remove the pan from the heat source before adding the alcohol. Pour the alcohol into the pan and carefully ignite with a match or click lighter. Return the pan to the heat and gently swirl to reduce the flames.

Recipe courtesy of Jessica B. Harris, author, "Sky Juice and Flying Fish"