Adapted from Southern Living September 2006
Absolutely delicious and startlingly easy. Hubby has a serious and long-term rum aversion (thanks to a youthful over-indulgence on a long-ago trip to Belize), so I subbed Grand Marnier, instead, without incident. Yum. Use your own conscience to help you decide whether or not this is kid-appropriate. Most kitchen scientists believe that a dish has to simmer for a long time (over 20 minutes) before the alcohol burns out completely. It is likely, because of the short amount of time that this dish cooks after the booze is added, that there is still a significant portion of the original alcohol left. The total amount of alcohol in the dish, however, is pretty small…less than a cup for 8 servings so less than 2 tablespoonfuls per serving, even if NONE of it cooked out. I did serve this to my kids and they LOVED it, but I wouldn’t recommend serving it to very small children (or someone else’s children without their knowledge/permission), just to be safe.