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Banana Sauté Ice Cream Recipe
Banana Sauté Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients (2 Servings)
  • 1oz Unsalted Butter
  • 3.4 oz Plum Wine
  • 1.2 oz Brown Sugar
  • 1 Banana
  • 2 Scoops Ice Cream
  • 1 Mint Leaf (Optional)
  • Powder Sugar (Optional)

Instructions

Slice the banana lengthwise and then cut into halves.
Heat a small pan and melt butter. Slide the butter to avoid spattering. When butter is melted, add the banana sections to the pan.
Sauté bananas by shaking the pan to avoid breakage. Cook until bananas are browned on both sides.
Add brown sugar to pan and coat banana. When brown sugar has completely melted, pour in the plum wine.
Cook the mixture until it start to bubbles and thickens.
Place the banana pieces to make a frame shape and pour the sauce in the center.
Dish out the ice cream.
Option: Accent with mint leaf and/or powdered sugar.

You can also pick up and view the recipe on June 15/Summer 2011 issue of JPY bilingual Free magazine around or log onto www.JPY-LA.com. We will be featuring Chef Katsuya's Easy to Follow Recipe quarterly on JPY magazine, make sure to check it out.