Banana Ice Cream With Caramel Sauce And Crispy Plantain Chip

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups	711ml	Heavy cream
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
1		Vanilla bean - halved and scraped
9		Egg yolks
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Brown sugar
2		Bananas - peeled, and sliced into 1/3" rounds
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Nutmeg
1/4 cup	59ml	Bourbon
1/4 cup	59ml	Rum
		Caramel Sauce
3/4 cup	120g / 4.2oz	Brown sugar - (packed)
6 tablespoons	90ml	Butter
3 tablespoons	45ml	Heavy cream
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Chopped toasted pecans
		Crispy Plantain Chips
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground allspice
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Ground cinnamon
		Vegetable oil - for deep frying
2		Green plantains - sliced as thin as possible on a mandoline

Recipe Instructions

In a saucepan combine heavy cream and milk with vanilla bean and bring to a simmer. In a bowl whisk egg yolks with sugar until smooth. Ladle a small amount of the hot cream mixture into the beaten yolks and whisk to combine. Add a few more ladlefuls of hot cream into egg-cream mixture and mix well.

Return egg-cream mixture to the remaining hot cream in pot and continue to cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Do not allow to boil.

Immediately transfer custard to a clean bowl and place in an ice bath. Stir until cool, then refrigerate until thoroughly chilled before processing.

While custard is chilling, melt butter in a saute pan and add brown sugar. Add banana pieces, cinnamon and nutmeg and cook, stirring, until bananas have softened and caramelized. Remove pan from heat and add bourbon and rum (away from flame), return to heat and continue to cook until liquid has evaporated. Transfer banana mixture to a small bowl and refrigerate until cool.

When custard is cold, process in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions. Add bananas near end of processing time.

Serve with Caramel Sauce and Crispy Plantain Chips as a garnish. (Makes about 1 quart ice cream)

Caramel Sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the brown sugar, butter and heavy cream and bring to a boil. Reduce heat slightly and continue to cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Stir in pecans and keep warm until ready to serve with Banana Ice Cream and Crispy Plantain Chips.

Crispy Plantain Chips: In a deep fryer or large saucepan heat vegetable oil to 350 degrees. Fry plantain strips in batches until slightly golden, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Remove to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle immediately with spiced sugar and serve as a garnish alongside Banana Ice Cream.

Source:
"ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - (Show # EE-2A34) - from the - TV FOOD NETWORK"

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