Breadfruit Oil Down

Name: Breadfruit Oil Down
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 medium breadfruit, peeled and cubed; 200g salt beef or pig tail, cubed; 400ml coconut milk; 100g callaloo or spinach; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tsp thyme; 1 tsp turmeric; 4 small dumplings (flour and water)

Grenada's national dish — breadfruit simmered in coconut milk with salted meat, callaloo and dumplings until the liquid is fully absorbed.

Total time

70 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Caribbean

Ingredients

1medium breadfruit, peeled and cubed

200gsalt beef or pig tail, cubed

400mlcoconut milk

100gcallaloo or spinach

1onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic

2 tspthyme

1 tspturmeric

4small dumplings (flour and water)

Instructions

Fry salt meat to render some fat. Add onion, garlic and thyme.

Add breadfruit and coconut milk. Cover with water.

Nestle in dumplings and callaloo.

Simmer low, covered, until coconut milk is fully absorbed, about 30–40 minutes.

The pot should be 'dry' — breadfruit will be tender and flavoured throughout.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

249

Protein

2.9g

Fat

23.9g

Carbs

9.8g

Fiber

Sodium

17mg

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