Recipe: Bananas Foster - John Besh Recipe
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Servings:
6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ cup lightly packed dark brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • 6 bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise, then crosswise
  • ½ cup dark rum
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream, to serve
Directions
  1. In a large skillet, heat the butter and brown sugar over high heat, stirring often, until they have melted into a caramel, 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium high and cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely melted and the butter starts to smell nutty, 3 minutes.
  2. Stir in the orange juice, cinnamon and nutmeg, then add the bananas. Continue to cook, gently stirring the bananas and spooning sauce over them to coat, 3 minutes more.
  3. Remove the pan from the heat and, holding the skillet away from you, carefully add the rum. Using a kitchen torch or match, carefully light the rum mixture on fire, burning off the alcohol.
  4. Serve immediately in individual bowls, spooning the sauce over the bananas, and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.