VeraBlue
Head Mistress
Okay, more Mardi Gras recipes.
This is very very nice for a brunch dessert, especially if you've had some eggs with tasso ham and cheesy grits...
To serve 2 people
2 bananas, not over soft, but with a few characteristic brown flecks in the skin.
3T butter
1/3 c brown sugar
rum
banana liqueur
really good quality vanilla ice cream - make it if you have the time.
Melt the butter in a sauté pan with the bananas. Add the brown sugar and cook till bubbly, about a minute or so. Add about 1/4 c rum (don't do too much more or you'll set the house on fire...you can always swig from the bottle if you feel you want more) and a couple tablespoons of the banana liqueur. Swirl and light it with a loooooooooong tapered match. If you feel comfortable enough, and you have a gas stove, you can dip the pan to the side, letting the booze run just over the edge..it will ignite from the gas flame... It makes a light blue flame so don't put your face near the pan if you don't see it! If you are quick enough, you can spoon the contents of the pan over the vanilla ice cream while it's still flaming...
Just be careful with the fire, okay! You don't have to ignite if you don't feel comfortable doing it. The fire only burns the alcohol out faster than cooking it.
This is very very nice for a brunch dessert, especially if you've had some eggs with tasso ham and cheesy grits...

To serve 2 people
2 bananas, not over soft, but with a few characteristic brown flecks in the skin.
3T butter
1/3 c brown sugar
rum
banana liqueur
really good quality vanilla ice cream - make it if you have the time.
Melt the butter in a sauté pan with the bananas. Add the brown sugar and cook till bubbly, about a minute or so. Add about 1/4 c rum (don't do too much more or you'll set the house on fire...you can always swig from the bottle if you feel you want more) and a couple tablespoons of the banana liqueur. Swirl and light it with a loooooooooong tapered match. If you feel comfortable enough, and you have a gas stove, you can dip the pan to the side, letting the booze run just over the edge..it will ignite from the gas flame... It makes a light blue flame so don't put your face near the pan if you don't see it! If you are quick enough, you can spoon the contents of the pan over the vanilla ice cream while it's still flaming...
Just be careful with the fire, okay! You don't have to ignite if you don't feel comfortable doing it. The fire only burns the alcohol out faster than cooking it.