Breadfruit in Butter Sauce Recipe

Prepare

1. 🥄Captain William Bligh was chosen to lead an expedition to the South Seas to bring the breadfruit to the Caribbean.
2. 🔥His devotion to the breadfruit saplings and neglect of his crew’s water needs lead to the famous “Mutiny on the Bounty” on his first attempt.

Steps

1. 🔥Cast overboard; Captain Bligh made his way hundreds of miles to safety in an open boat.
2. 🧂On his second attempt in 1793, he sailed into Jamaica’s Port Royal Harbour with a ship so crowded with beautiful leafy breadfruit saplings that the Jamaicans rowed out toward “the ship that has bush.”
3. 🍳Today large, lush breadfruit trees grow throughout the Caribbean, bearing the football-like starchy staple that has kept hunger away from many a door.
4. 🫇Breadfruit may be difficult to find outside the Caribbean.
5. 🍽️You will need the following ingredients:
6. 🌿1/2 medium breadfruit
7. ✨1/2 small onion
8. 🥄1 tablespoon olive oil
9. 🔥4 oz/125g butter

Prepare

1. 🧂3 medium onions, cut into rings
2. 🍳1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
3. 🫇1 medium 16floz/500ml tin whole tomatoes, drained and sliced

Steps

1. 🍳1/4 cup or 3 tablespoons parsley, diced
2. 🫇1 tablespoon lime juice
3. 🍽️Salt and pepper to taste
4. 🌿1 cup 8oz or 250ml water
5. ✨Red pepper sauce to taste.

Prepare

1. 🫇Garnish: fresh parsley, chopped.

Steps

1. 🍽️Instructions:

Prepare

1. 🌿Cut the breadfruit, remove the seeds in the core, and peel.

Cook

1. ✨Boil in salted water with a little onion and oil, over high heat until tender and drain.
2. 🥄Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan and lightly brown the onion rings.

Steps

1. 🥄Add the garlic, tomatoes, parsley, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
2. 🔥Continue to sauté for a couple of minutes.

Cook

1. 🔥Add the water, bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Prepare

1. 🧂Slice the cooled breadfruit and place it in a serving dish.

Steps

1. 🍳Pour the butter sauce over the breadfruit.

Prepare

1. 🫇Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

Serve

1. 🍽️Serves 4