Bananas Foster – flambéed bananas

Ingredients:

• 4 bananas, peeled, cut in half and lengthwise
• 110 g butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• Ice cream, optional
• Pound cake, optional

Preparation:

1. Melt the butter in a large skillet. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the brown sugar. Add the bananas and cook over medium-high heat until caramelized on both sides.
2. Remove the pan from the stove, pour in the rum, and return it to the heat to create a flame, or use a kitchen lighter. Step back while lighting and flaming the bananas. Be careful when the flame flares up above the pan. Let it die down on its own and the alcohol burns off.
3. Serve bananas foster over vanilla ice cream and/or a slice of pound cake.
   
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