Bananas Foster
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Created in 1951 at the legendary Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans to honor Richard Foster, a friend of the restaurant and local businessman, this boozy, buttery concoction of caramelized bananas flambeed in rum sauce has since become a dining-out classic.
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Ingredients:
| 1 1/2 cups | light brown sugar |
| 8 | tbsp. unsalted butter |
| 1/2 teaspoon | kosher salt |
| 1 stick | cinnamon, broken in half |
| 6 | underripe bananas, halved lengthwise, and then halved crosswise |
| 3/4 cup | dark rum |
| vanilla ice cream, for serving |
Directions:
Heat sugar, butter, salt, and cinnamon in a 12" skillet over medium-low heat, and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves in butter. Add bananas, and cook, stirring gently, until soft, about 10 minutes. Add rum, and using a match or lighter, ignite to flambe, and cook until flame dies out. To serve, spoon bananas and sauce over scoops of ice cream in bowls.
Source: https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Classic-Bananas-Foster
