Some Jamaican’s believe that eating Breadfruit makes you ‘fraid, or plainly put a coward. However, whether this ‘ol time saying is true or not, I simply love cooking and eating Breadfruit. I have included two Jamaican recipes for roasted and fried breadfruit, that I am sure will keep you coming back for more. Breadfruit can be roasted in the oven, or better still on a fire or barbecue for the real smoky flavour. Afterwards you can remove the heart and slice it into segments, rubbing on a little seasoning before frying it. Trust me, this is so good your belly will buss before you can stop eating it!
Breadfruit Tree Jamaica
Breadfruit on Tree Jamaica
You Will Need:
A long sharp knife
An oven, fire pit or barbecue
Ingredients:
A good roasting Breadfruit
A Good Roasting Breadfruit
Remove the Breadfruit Stalk
How to Make Sure the Breadfruit is Good for Roasting…
It should be firm to the touch with a little give when squeezed
Look out for a yellowish colour between the green ‘scales’ of the skin
There are white deposits on the skin
Method:
Take a long sharp knife to cut out the stalk of the breadfruit
Cut a ‘square’ around the stalk, digging in the knife at an angle to release around two inches into the heart in a ‘v’ shape
Cut a cross in the bottom of the breadfruit around 1″ deep to help release steam inside
Place on a grill over a fire, in an oven or barbecue
Turn the Breadfruit until all sides are blackened and the breadfruit lets out a clean knife when pierced in either end (in the holes)
Remove from the fire
Wait until it cools and wearing gloves to prevent the hands getting all sooty, use a long knife to cut off the blackened skin
Don’t cut too deep to waste the Breadfruit, just enough to remove the blackened outer skin
Cut in quarters along the length of the Breadfruit (like an Orange segment) and cut out the heart and the little seeds, discard
Eat the roasted Breadfruit as it is… Yummy!
Cut a cross in the Breadfruit
Turn the Breadfruit on the Fire
Cut off the Breadfruit Skin
Jamaican Fried Breadfruit Recipe
You Will Need:
A long sharp knife
A frying pan or dutch pot
A chopping board
A dish to season the Breadfruit
Ingredients:
A roasted Breadfruit
Dried seasoning; Salt, Black Pepper and Paprika
Cooking Oil
Remove the Breadfruit Heart
Rub seasoning on Breadfruit slice
Fry the Breadfruit slices
Method:
Cut the Breadfruit in quarters along the length, cut out the heart and discard it
Using a long knife, cut the quarters into segments around 1″ thick
Sprinkle a little of the mixed seasoning in a dish
Lightly rub the seasoning on both sides of the Breadfruit slices and drop them into the hot oil
Fry on both sides until golden, remove draining on a sheet of paper towelling
Serve… So, so, so delicious and a great alternative to fries
WARNING! This recipe for Fried Breadfruit is highly addictive!
You can eat this fried Breadfruit on its own, it is so delicious. Or, if you feeling a little more hungry why not try it with my Jamaican Recipes for:
