Real Bananas Foster - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 bananas
1/2 cup butter (NOT margarine!)
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup rum
1/2 cup banana liqueur

Preparation

Slice bananas in 3 slices lengthwise, then cut in halves.
Melt butter in a skillet.
Add brown sugar and cook over low heat stirring into a thick paste.
Add vanilla and liqueur and stir well; cook for 3 minutes.
Add bananas and cook over medium heat, being sure to baste with sugar and butter mixture.
Allow to cook for about 5 minutes.
Heat rum in a metal cup, ignite and pour over bananas.
Stir well to blend.
Serve over vanilla ice cream.