Breadfruit in Butter Sauce Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1/2 Breadfruit
- 1/2 Onion
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 125g Butter
- 3 Onion
- 1 tablespoon Garlic
- 500ml Tinned Tomatos
- 3 tablespoons Parsley
- 1 tablespoon Lime juice
- To taste Salt
- To taste Pepper
- 250ml Water
- To taste Red Pepper Paste
- Garnish Parsley
Instructions
- Captain William Bligh was chosen to lead an expedition to the South Seas to bring the breadfruit to the Caribbean.
- 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. Cast overboard; Captain Bligh made his way hundreds of miles to safety in an open boat.
- 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.”
- Today large, lush breadfruit trees grow throughout the Caribbean, bearing the football-like starchy staple that has kept hunger away from many a door. Breadfruit may be difficult to find outside the Caribbean.
- You will need the following ingredients:
- 1/2 medium breadfruit
- 1/2 small onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 oz/125g butter
- 3 medium onions, cut into rings
- 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
- 1 medium 16floz/500ml tin whole tomatoes, drained and sliced
- 1/4 cup or 3 tablespoons parsley, diced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup 8oz or 250ml water
- Red pepper sauce to taste.
- Garnish: fresh parsley, chopped.
- Instructions:
- Cut the breadfruit, remove the seeds in the core, and peel. Boil in salted water with a little onion and oil, over high heat until tender and drain.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan and lightly brown the onion rings. Add the garlic, tomatoes, parsley, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Continue to sauté for a couple of minutes. Add the water, bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Slice the cooled breadfruit and place it in a serving dish. Pour the butter sauce over the breadfruit.
- Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.
- Serves 4
Imported from TheMealDB (https://www.themealdb.com). Original: https://www.totallybarbados.com/articles/barbados-recipes/breadfruit-butter-sauce-recipe/