Bananas with Lime & Cardamom Sauce Recipes

These delicious spiced bananas can also be served with folded crepes..

Ingredients :

6

50g/ 4 tbsp

50g/ 1/2 cup

50g/ 1/4 cup

30ml/ 2 tbsp

bananas

butter

flaked almonds

light muscovado sugar

dark rum

seeds from 4 cardamom pods, crushed

thinly pared rind and juice of 2 limes

vanilla ice cream, to serve

1. Peel the bananas and cut them in half lengthways.

2. Heat half the butter in a large frying pan.

3. Add half the bananas, and cook until the undersides are golden.

4. Turn carefully, using a fish slice.

5. Cook until golden.

6. As they cook, transfer the bananas to a heatproof serving dish.

7. Cook the remaining bananas in the same way.

8. Melt the remaining butter, then add the cardamom seeds and almonds.

9. Cook, stirring until golden.

10. Stir in the lime rind and juice, then the sugar.

11. Cook, stirring, until the mixture is smooth, bubbling and slightly reduced.

12. Stir in the rum.

13. Pour the sauce over the bananas and serve immediately with vanilla ice cream.

Serves 6

If you prefer not to use alcohol in your cooking, replace the rum with fresh fruit juice.

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