Bananas Foster, a perfect memory.....
The famous dish has journeyed all the way up the winding Mississippi River from its home in New Orleans to Minnesota. This classic show and dessert have been a staple at popular dining destinations throughout the South. Well, the time has come to showcase it once again.
A gentle, buttery caramel is created before your eyes in a hot pan to start the dish. Next, fresh squeezes of orange and orange juice are dripped in, making the sauce glisten. Bananas are exclusively selected for sugar content, hand-peeled, and sliced. Once the sauce begins to foam, the bananas are nestled in and cooked to perfection, transforming them into a soft, delectable treat. But the dish is not quite finished; flavorful Caribbean rums are drizzled in, allowing the sauce to thin and impart their flavors. The dish is set ablaze in a perfect flambé. To finish off the dish, high-quality cinnamon is sprinkled from above to create the finale, a sparkling show for the eyes.
Bananas Foster a brief history....
The story goes that Bananas Foster originated in a local New Orleans spot called Brennan's. However, in truth, a few years earlier, it began in Owen Brennan's Vieux Carré restaurant. In 1951, Chef Paul Blangé collaborated with Ella's mother to modify a dish made in the Brennan family home. At that time, New Orleans served as a major hub for the import of bananas from South America. The dish was named after Richard Foster, the chairman of the New Orleans Crime Commission and a friend of restaurant owner Owen Brennan.
