Cambodian Caramelized Ginger Bananas with Vanilla Ice Cream

Name: Cambodian Caramelized Ginger Bananas with Vanilla Ice Cream
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Cambodia
Ingredients: 1 vanilla pod; 2.5 cm/1 in piece root ginger, peeled and finely sliced; 4 bananas, peeled and halved lengthways; 150 g/5¾ oz/scant ¾ cup caster sugar; 300 ml/10½ fl oz/1 cup double cream; 100 g/3½ oz/scant ½ cup caster sugar; 4 egg yolks; 300 ml/10½ fl oz/1 cup single cream

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Mighty Spice Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

150 g/5¾ oz/scant ¾ cup caster sugar
4

Asia
Cambodia
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
South East Asia

Method

To make the caramelized bananas, put the sugar and 6 tablespoons water into a shallow saucepan over a medium heat. Melt the sugar, shaking the pan occasionally, until it is bubbling and syrupy and turns a caramel colour.
Add the bananas, shake the pan and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat, scatter over the ginger and carefully