Breadfruit

 Enjoy this lovely combination of potato and bread tasting fruit!

 Baked Breadfruit Casserole | Boiled Breadfruit | Breadfruit Salad | Creamed Breadfruit |Breadfruit Bake 

Baked Breadfruit Casserole

What you'll need:

• 1 large breadfruit (about 2.5kgs.)
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup grated Mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Method:

1. Peel and core the breadfruit, then slice ¼-inch thick.
2. Bring to boil in water, then simmer for five minutes.
3. Drain and discard water.
4. Place breadfruit slices in a buttered casserole dish, then dot with butter.
5. Pour on mixture of cream, garlic and stock.
6. Sprinkle with salt & pepper to taste and top with cheese.
7. Cover and bake for 15 minutes in 375 oven.
8. Then uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until breadfruit is done and cheese is golden brown and slighlty crisp.

Boiled Breadfruit

What you'll need:

• 350ml water or coconut milk
• Salt
• 1 green, mature breadfruit (about 1kg)

Method 

1. Boil water in a large saucepan.
2. Stir in salt.
3. Remove stem and wash fruit.
4. Halve from top to bottom, then halve again into quarters, and then eighths.
   Cut out centre core if desired.
5. Place pieces, skin downwards, in saucepan.
6. Cover closely. When it begins to boil, lower heat and cook slowly until all water is absorbed.
7. Turn pieces after 15 minutes. They should be cooked in 25 minutes.
8. Check by using a skewer.
9. Cool slightly, peel thinly, cut into pieces. Serve warm, like potato part of a meal.
   N.B. Breadfruit may also be prepared deep fried, similar to potato chips.

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Breadfruit Salad

What you'll need: 

• 1 mature, firm breadfruit
• 1 or 2 large onions
• 100ml lemon juice
• 60ml salad oil
• Salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Chopped parsley
• Chopped spring onion
• 3 hard boiled eggs

Method: 

1. Cut breadfruit in quarters leaving skin and centre.
2. Put in a large pot, cover with water, add a little salt and boil covered until tender.
3. Slice onion finely.
4. Place in a bowl, cover with cold water, add a little salt and leave standing for 15 minutes.
5. Drain water and rinse onions.
6. Squeeze onions with hands to remove all water and put into another bowl.
7. Add lemon juice, oil, salt, pepper, sugar, chopped parsley and chopped spring onions.
8. When breadfruit is cooked, cool and then refrigerate.
9. Remove skin and centre, slice thinly and arrange neatly on serving platter.
10. Slice eggs and arrange on top. Cover with onion mixture.
11. Some red capsicum may be added for colour.
    N.B. It is preferable to boil breadfruit on the previous day. Excess breadfruit may be used in lieu of potatoes in curries. 

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Creamed Breadfruit 

What you'll need:

• 1 breadfruit
• 20g butter
• Salt and pepper
• 100ml milk
• 1 egg
  

Method 

1. Boil breadfruit until soft, about 30 minutes.
2. When breadfruit is cool enough to handle, remove the skin.
3. Mash pulp together with butter, salt and pepper.
4. Slowly add milk and egg, beating well.
5. Place in a casserole dish.
6. Bake at 180ºC until the top is browned.

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Breadfruit Bake

What you'll need: 

• 1 ripe breadfruit
• 1 coconut
• 500g sliced or diced fish

Method

1. Boil a ripe breadfruit as per the boiled breadfruit recipe.
2. Prepare coconut cream from coconut (blitz pulp in a blender)
3. Place slices of breadfruit into a casserole dish, pour coconut cream over and bake for 15 minutes at 180ºC.
4. Add fish (fresh is preferred, otherwise use tinned) during last 15 minutes of cooking.
   Serve with a bowl of freshly cooked vegetables.

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