Red Bananas with Cardamom
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Tips
- Look for a salmon-hued flesh. This means that the banana is ripe.
- You can eat this banana by itself, but these are great for baking.
- Red bananas are a great source of Vitamin C and amino acids.
- These are also known as Cuban Reds, Jamaican Reds, or Indro Bananas.
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 4 small red bananas
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup chopped jaggery or ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice from 1 medium lime
- ½ teaspoon cardamom seeds, removed from pods and ground
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream
Directions
- Peel bananas and cut in half lengthwise. Set aside.
- In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
- Cook jaggery in butter, stirring gently, until dissolved.
- Stir in bananas, lime juice and ground cardamom. Reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until bananas are tender.
- Scoop ice cream into 4 bowls.
- Spoon bananas and sauce over ice cream.
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