Alton Brown's Bananas Foster

Recipe is from my favorite chef alton brown. I also happen to love bananas foster, so two great things in one.

Melt butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over low heat.

Add brown sugar , allspice and nutmeg and stir until sugar dissolves.

Add banana liqueur and bring sauce to simmer.

Add bananas and cook for 1 minute on each side , carefully spooning sauce over bananas as they are cooking.

Remove bananas from pan to a serving dish.

Bring sauce to a simmer and carefully add the rum.

If the sauce is very hot , the alcohol will flame on its own.

If not , using stick flame , carefully ignite and continue cooking until flame dies out , approximately 1 to 2 minutes.

If sauce is too thin , cook for 1 to 2 minutes until it is syrupy in consistency.

Immediately spoon the sauce over bananas and serve.

Serve with waffles , crepes , or ice cream.

unsalted butter, dark brown sugar, ground allspice, nutmeg, banana liqueur, bananas, dark rum