Tequila-flambéed Bananas with Coconut Ice Cream

TEQUILA-FLAMBEED BANANAS WITH COCONUT ICE CREAM From Souther Living 2007 Cookoff Winner Prep: 15 min Cook: 8 min 4 T butter 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup orange juice 1/2 t grated lime rind 1 T fresh lime juice 1/2 t cinnamon 4 unpeeled bananas with green tips 4 T tequila 2 pints coconut ice cream 1. Melt butter with next 5 ingredients in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until blended. Reduce heat to medium, cook 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Peel bananas and cut in half lengthwise. Add bananas and cook 1 minutes. 2. Remove skillet from heat; stir in tequila and carefully ignite the funes just above the mixture with a long match. Let flames die down. 3. Return skillet to heat, and cook 3-4 minutes until bananas are soft and liquid is carmelized, spooning sauce over bananas. Serve immediately over coconut ice cream. Makes 4 servings.

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