Bananas Clarence

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (please don't use salted butter, it will ruin the recipe)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup madeira wine, preferably malmsley
• 4 firm-ripe bananas, each peeled and cut into 8 pieces
• 8 scoops vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a 10 or 12-inch skillet over low heat.
• 2 add the honey, lemon juice, nutmeg, ginger, and pepper.
• 3 stir until the honey liquifies and the ingredients are well blended.
• 4 add the madeira, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes. note: the recipe may be done ahead to this point. reheat sauce before continuing.
• 5 add the banana pieces to the simmering sauce.
• 6 cook them, basting and turning, until they befin to soften, about 3 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, place 2 scoops of ice cream in each of the 4 bowls or soup plates.
• 8 spoon the hot bananas and sauce over the ice cream and serve at once.