Mexican Bananas Flambe With Ice Cream Platanos Flameados Recipes

BANANAS FLAMBE

Steps:

• Remove 4 strips orange zest with a vegetable peeler. Squeeze the orange and strain the juice.
• Melt the butter with the sugar, orange zest and vanilla bean in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar caramelizes, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the liqueur, orange juice and a pinch of salt.
• Return the skillet to medium heat, add the bananas, cut-side down, and cook until glazed and golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and divide among bowls.
• Add the rum to the pan and return to medium heat. Warm for a few seconds without stirring, then carefully tilt the pan so the rum ignites (if using an electric stove, hold a lit match near the sauce to ignite it). Spoon the flaming sauce over the bananas. Garnish with whipped cream and the glazed orange zest.

MEXICAN BANANAS FLAMBE WITH ICE CREAM (PLATANOS FLAMEADOS)

Steps:

• Put scoops of Ice cream in four dishes and keep in the freezer until serving.
• Just before serving melt butter (margarine) in a 10 inch skillet over medium heat Stir in the sugar.
• Add Orange juice & Lime juice.
• Cook stirring frequently until the sauce has thickened 6-8 minutes.
• Add Kahlua.
• Add bananas to the sauce, cook turning the bananas gently, heat just through and turn in the sauce so they are all coated evenly.
• Heat the rum in a small saucepan over low heat for about 1 minute or until just warm (Do not allow to bubble).
• Pour rum over the hot banana mixture, immediately ignite (use a long match).
• Stir with long handle spoon until flame subside.
• Place bananas around the ice cream and spoon sauce over all.
• Serve immediately.

BANANA FLAMBE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the sugar until it becomes liquid. Add the butter and the sliced banana. Cook for about 6 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and then add the banana liqueur.
• Continue to cook for about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat once again, then add the brandy. Once you put the pan back in the heat, it should flambe. Remove the pan from the heat and start spooning the flambeed banana into the ice cream glass. Add the chocolate syrup and the whipped cream. On top of the whipped cream, right in the center, place the cleaned strawberry, then place the sugar cube in the center of the strawberry. Pour a little bit of the brandy on top of the sugar and carefully ignite it with a match.

FLAMBE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Melt butter and brown sugar together in a skillet over medium heat until caramelized, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in orange juice; mix well for 2 minutes. Stir in banana slices until evenly coated with orange juice mixture.
• Pour rum into the skillet. Light rum carefully using a long match. Shake skillet back and forth until flames die down, about 30 seconds. Cook for 1 minute more.
• Divide vanilla ice cream between 2 bowls. Spoon banana mixture over ice cream.

BANANAS FLAMBé

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium skillet over low heat. Add brown sugar and cinnamon; stir frequently and cook until sugar dissolves and sauce is thick, about 3 minutes. Add banana liqueur.
• Slice bananas in half lengthwise and gently place in the skillet. Cook for 1 minute, then gently turn and cook until brown and soft, about 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Add coffee-flavored liqueur and cook until hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Tip the skillet slightly and ignite the rum with a lighter. Remove skillet from the heat.
• Scoop ice cream into 4 bowls. Add a banana to each bowl and pour warm sauce over top. Serve immediately.

BANANA FLAMBE OVER ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place bananas, brown sugar, Grand Marnier and lemon juice.
• Marinate 15 minutes.
• Heat butter and sugar, cook until caramelized.
• When golden brown pour in orange juice; mix well.
• Cook 2 or 3 minutes.
• Stir constantly.
• Add banana mix to orange mix; add lemon zest and cook 1 minute.
• Pour in banana rum and flambe.
• Cook 1 minute on high.
• Place on plate ice cream, top it with banana, topped with whipped cream sprinkle nuts and sift cinnamon garnish with orange slice.

PLÁTANOS HORNEADOS CON CREMA Y QUESO (BAKED BANANA WITH CREMA AND CHEESE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Place the whole bananas or plantains on a baking sheet and bake, turning them every 10 minutes, until the peel starts to split and the inside is tender when tested with a skewer, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven but keep on the baking sheet. Carefully slice the peel lengthwise to just reveal the flesh and drizzle with some crema and sprinkle with cheese. Transfer to plates to serve individually, on a platter, or directly on the baking sheet on the table. Either way, people should carve out their own banana. Serve the remaining crema and cheese in bowls on the side, in case anyone wants more.