Grilled bananas and ginger ice cream w/choc& caramel sauces
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | ounces | Semisweet chocolate; chopped |
| 6 | tablespoons | Heavy cream |
| 2 | tablespoons | Kahlua |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Water; hot |
| 4 | Ripe bananas | |
| 1 | pint | Ginger ice cream; * see note |
Directions
CHOCOLATE SAUCE
CARAMEL SAUCE
BANANAS & ICE CREAM
*see recipe
FOR CHOC. SAUCE
Place the chocolate and cream in a double boiler over medium heat. Stir until chocolate is melted. Stir in Kahlua; cool; reserve.
FOR CARAMEL SAUCE
Heat sugar in saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until it just turns amber in color, 5 to 7 min.
Carefully add water a little at a time. Bring to a boil, stirring with a metal spoon until all of the sugar dissolves and sauce becomes syrupy.
Remove sauce from heat; reserve. Sauce will thicken as it cools.
FOR BANANAS
Cut the stems from bananas but DO NOT peel. Slice through lengthwise; place on grill sliced side down; grill about 3 minutes; turn over; grill 3 minutes.
To serve, place 2 banana halves on each of 4 chilled plates; place 1 scoop ice cream between banana halves; drizzle with chocolate and caramel sauces; serve immediately.
Busted by Christopher E. Eaves <cea260@...> NOTES : Can be scaled up in direct proportion.
Recipe by: Chef/Owner Nora Pouillon, Asia Nora, Washington DC Posted to recipelu-digest by "Christopher E. Eaves" <cea260@...> on Mar 14, 1998