Delicious Australia - (08August 2020

PHOTOGRAPHY

BEN DEARNLEY

STYLING

KIRSTEN JENKINS

MERCHANDISING

EMMALY STEWART

BANANASPLIT

SERVES 4

6 smallripebananas,peeled,halved

lengthwise,skinsreserved

2 x 395gcansCaramelTop’N’Fill

Vanilla ice cream, to serve

LEFTOVER-BREADCHOCOLATESAUCE

1 slice(30g)stalewhitesourdough,

cutinto1cmpieces

300mlpure(thin) cream

100mlmilk

200gdark(70%) chocolate, finely

chopped

20g dark (75%) cocoa powder, sifted

Ameetingwithoneoftheworld’sbestchefsis the

inspirationbehindLarissaTakchi’s no-wastetakeon

the classic banana split. And we’re ready to dig in.

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@larissatakchi

MEETINGMASSIMOBOTTURAon
MasterChefwaslife-changingforme.
I cameupwitha zero-wastedishthathe
saysgavehim“goosebumps”,andthishas
encouragedmetokeeptrying to eliminate
wastein thekitchen.
Usingingredientswewouldnormally
throwawayis a challenge,butit forcesus
tobecreative.It’samazingwhatdishes
canbecreatedwithoverripebananas,
stalebread,vegiescraps,evenleftovers.
Thisdessertusesbananaskinsblended
withcaramelforanintenseflavour.Some
things are just too good to throw out! delicious.com.au/recipes
Formoresuper-tastyrecipes
from theMasterChef star.

PEANUTANDBREADCRUMB

2 slices(60g)stalewhitesourdough,

cutinto1 cmpieces,toasted

50groastedsalted peanuts, roughly

chopped

2 tbs pure icing sugar, sifted

Preheatovento180°C.

Forthechocolatesauce,placethe

breadina bakingtrayandtoast,tossing

occasionally,for8-10minutesuntil

toastedandlightlygolden.Placecream,

milkandtoastedbreadintoa medium

saucepanovermediumheat.Bringtoa

simmerandstirtocombine.Removefrom

theheatandstandfor4-5minutes to

soakandsoftenthebread.

Meanwhile,tomakethebanana-skin

caramel,placetheTop’N’Fillina small

saucepanovermediumheat.Heat,

stirringcontinuously,for6-8minutesuntil

heatedthrough.Transfertoa blender

withthereservedbananaskinsandblend

untilsmooth(adda touchofhotwaterif

neededtohelpblendthemixture).

Strainthrougha finesieveandseason

witha generouspinch of salt. Refrigerate

untilneeded.

Reheatthebreadandcreammixture

overmediumheat.Placethechocolate

andcocoapowderina bowl,andstrain

thebreadmixturethrougha sieveover

thechocolateandcocoamixture.Donot

stir,allowthechocolatetomeltfor

5 minutes.Whiskvigorouslyuntil smooth.

Keepwarm.Discardsolids.

Forthepeanutandbreadcrumb,

placethebreadonanoventrayand

toastfor8-10minutesuntillightlygolden

andtoasted.Coolcompletely.Place

ina foodprocessorandpulseuntila

coarsebreadcrumb.Transfertoa bowl

withremainingingredients and toss to

combine.Setaside.

Place3 bananahalvesonthebaseof

eachbowl.Topwithscoopsofvanillaice

creamanddollopsofthecaramel.Pour

overthewarmchocolatesauce,sprinkle

withpeanutandbread crumbs and serve

immediately.

MASTERCHEF.

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