An original New Orleans treat! Bananas flambé in a dark rum caramel sauce, prepared at your table and served over vanilla ice cream. — dadeo
after indulging in the decadent bananas foster many times at dadeo restaurant in edmonton, finally an attempt at flambé!
no worries, the fire extinguisher was close at hand just in case…
first, we watched a video podcast of flambé in action (.wmv), produced by red deer college’s hospitality & tourism department.
next, we found a couple of recipes online, the most authentic coming from brennan’s restaurant in the french quarter where this sinful dessert originated.
and then…
we gathered the ingredients: butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, banana liqueur (we used cointreau), bananas, dark rum
we caramelized and reduced the ingredients, slightly softened and browned the bananas, and then for the rum…
…our first attempt at flambé proves successful — next time bigger flames! remember to wear the ove glove ;-)
serve over vanilla ice cream. yum!
