Bananas Flambe

Ingredients

• 3  bananas ripe peeled halved lengthwise
• 0.5 cup rum dark
• 6 servings kosher salt 
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar light packed
• 1  cranberry-orange relish 
• 0.3 cup orange liqueur 
• 4 strips orange zest with a vegetable peeler. tablespoon the orange and strain the juice.
• 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
• 1  vanilla pod split
• 6 servings whipped cream for serving

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• stove

Directions

1. 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.
2. Remove from the heat and stir in the liqueur, orange juice and a pinch of salt.
3. Return the skillet to medium heat, add the bananas, cut-side down, and cook until glazed and golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and divide among bowls.
5. 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.
6. Garnish with whipped cream and the glazed orange zest.
7. Photograph by Marcus Nilsson