Two Jamaican Breadfruit Recipes

How to Cook a Breadfruit

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!

 

You Will Need:

  • A long sharp knife
  • An oven, fire pit or barbecue

Ingredients:

  • A good roasting Breadfruit

How to Make Sure the Breadfruit is Good for Roasting…

  1. It should be firm to the touch with a little give when squeezed
  2. Look out for a yellowish colour between the green ‘scales’ of the skin
  3. 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!

 

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

 

 

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:

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Roasted and Fried Breadfruit Slices
Roasted and Fried Breadfruit Slices

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