Gordon Ramsay’s Hot Bananas Dessert

I’m not exactly sure what show Gordon cooks this dessert on. He has so many shows lately, it’s hard to keep up. It does look mighty scrumptious though. This dessert is completely decadent, so roll up your sleeves and prepare to spoil yourself and your guests.

Ingredients:

• Sugar – 1 cup
• Bananas
• Butter – 2 TBS
• Chili finely sliced – (1-2)
• Brown Rum – nice sized glug
• Coconut Milk – 1/4 cup
• Vanilla Ice Cream – several scoops

Directions:

Add the sugar to a hot pan over medium heat and caramelize. Slice bananas add to pan, and coat them in the caramel. Add butter and allow to melt. Add the finely sliced chili if you like it hot, and stir. Pour in the rum, and flambe (set it on fire – carefully). Add coconut milk and twirl.

Spoon bananas into serving dishes and top each serving with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream.

Done!

The recipe quantities are estimated, just like the rest of the recipes on this site. You can watch the video yourself and change the amount of any particular ingredient if you think you have a better estimate.

Gordon Ramsay’s Mayonnaise

Recently on The F Word Gordon Ramsay said not to be afraid of making your own mayonnaise, so come out from behind the kitchen table and let’s get to cooking.

Mayonnaise is basically just raw egg yolk, oil and mustard (mmm, healthy)!

Ingredients:

• 3 egg yolks
• teaspoon of dijon mustard
• pinch of salt
• pinch of pepper (freshly ground if possible)
• 1 lemon
• 1 1/4 cups of flavorless cooking oil

You can whisk this by hand, but it will take quite an effort, use a food processor if you have one.

Directions:

Put the egg yolks in a food processor with the dijon mustard. and turn the food processor on. The first 30 seconds of making mayonnaise is the most crucial, so be careful during this period and go slow with the oil. SLOWLY begin pouring the oil into the food processor while it’s on. After 30 seconds or so you can start pouring faster. Turn off the food processor when you’ve added all the oil.

Add the salt and pepper, then cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the mayonnaise mixture. Give the mix a quick burst with the food processor and done!

Store the mayonnaise in the fridge.

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This is an adaptation of a recipe from Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food. I highly suggest you click the link and buy this cookbook, it’s one of the best culinary purchases I’ve ever made.

This recipe is tasty served warm or cold.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp black peppercorns
• 4 lamb leg steaks (9 oz each, about 1/4″ thick)
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

Crush the peppercorns lightly, then put them in a strainer and shake lightly to get rid of fine dust. Tip the crushed peppercorns onto a plate and press both sides of the steaks onto the peppercorns to coat.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the lamb steaks and pan-fry over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the skillet and let rest for 5 minutes.

Slice the peppered lamb thickly and serve with green bean, red onion & romano salad with crusty bread.

A good set of knives enables you to work quickly and efficiently. Keep them sharp – blunt knives are inclined to slip off food into waiting fingers.

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