Banana Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 ripe bananas
3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
2/3 c. fresh orange juice or water
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise and cut in thirds
1/8 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. banana liqueur (optional)

Preparation

Peel the bananas and thinly slice or mash with a fork. Place the bananas in a heavy saucepan with the lime juice, orange juice, sugar, vanilla bean and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and gently simmer the banana jam until thick, about 30 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the banana liqueur and remove the pan from the heat.