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Flambéed Mangoes

Taken From Food Culture In Mexico
by Janet Long-Solis & Luis Alberto Vargas
published by Greenwood @ £28.99

6 ripe mangoes, peeled and pitted

3 tbs dark brown sugar

3 tbs butter cut into pieces

Zest of 1 lime, 1 orange

1 tbs fresh lime juice

1 tbs fresh orange juice

Quarter cup of white tequila

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Butter shallow baking dish. Cut mango halves into slices and arrange slightly overlapping in prepared dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar and dot with butter.

Scatter lime and orange zest on top.

Drizzle lime and orange juice on mago slices.

Bake until mango begins to brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven,

Just before serving, reheat on top of stove, sprinkle tequila over mangoes and ignite with long match. Shake pan for a few minutes until flames die out and serve with vanilla ice cream and mango sauce.