Breakfast Banana Relish
By: Kevin Tu
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




4 tablespoons Unsalted butter
3/4 cup Firmly packed brown sugar
2 pounds Barely ripe bananas
Juice and zest of one orange
Juice of 1 lemon
3 ounces Raisins, soaked in 2 Tbsp. rum
1 cup Toasted pecans, chopped
Cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg to taste

Preparation

1 1. In large nonstick skillet, melt butter and add brown sugar. Cook over low heat until brown sugar melts and starts to bubble. 2 2. Peel bananas and cut in half lengthwise. Make cross slices so pieces of banana are about 1/2- by 1/2-inch. 3 3. Turn up heat and add bananas to bubbling brown sugar. Add remaining ingredients, including rum poured over raisins, and bring to fast simmer. 4 Taste for seasoning and serve immediately. 5 Serves 8 6 Although this is excellent with Vanilla Bread Pudding for breakfast, this relish is just as delectable warm on vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.