Recipe

Step 1: Scrape out the inside of each half of the vanilla pod, if using, and put into a bowl with the sugar. Set it aside.

Step 2: Put the plum wine into a wok or a large skillet and add the vanilla pods. Bring to a simmer until reduced by one-third.

Step 3: Peel the bananas and cut them in half lengthwise. Add them to the reduced plum wine with the sugar and vanilla seed mixture (or the vanilla extract) and simmer for 5 minutes, until warmed through.

Step 4: Whisk in the butter, if using, and add the candied ginger and lemon juice. Serve at once.

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Reprinted with permission from Ken Hom’s Complete Chinese Cookbook (2011 Firefly Books).