This original recipe from Seattle’s historic El Gaucho restaurant is straight out of the pages of “Dining in Seattle” cookbook! Prep time: 20 minutes Serves: 6-8

1. El Gaucho’s Bananas Foster!
This original recipe from
Seattle’s historic El Gaucho
restaurant is straight out of the
pages of “Dining in Seattle”
cookbook!
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6-8
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2. Ingredients
4 bananas, peeled
4 tablespoons, unsalted butter
¼ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons banana liqueur
2 tablespoons rum or Bacardi 151
2 cups premium or slow-churned vanilla ice cream

3. Step 1- Melt Butter and Sugar…Add
Lemon Juice
In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add
brown sugar and stir until it becomes a light caramel color
and is smooth, about 1-2 minutes
Add lemon juice and incorporate into the caramel

4. Step 2- Add Bananas and Alcohol
Split bananas in half lengthwise
Increase the temperature until the caramel boils
Add the bananas (gently)
Add both of the alcohols
Cook’s note: Don’t sauté the bananas;
simply warm them on each side

5. Step 3 – Flame and Serve
Ignite the alcohol immediately with a lighter to make a show and to
help alcohol burn off
Cook bananas for about 2 minutes, flipping gently to completely
coat and warm
Transfer two banana halves to each plate and serve with a small
scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Drizzle excess caramel sauce over the entire plate

6. Bananas Foster!
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