Oil Down
For some unknown reason, I’ve really been craving breadfruit recently. So when Andrea and I passed a market selling them for a seemingly cheap 2 Euros a piece, we picked some up. With a long afternoon of crafting Carnivale costumes ahead, we decided to make a special lunch to fuel our creative energy.
I didn’t really know how to cook breadfruit, but Andrea, being from Trinidad, knows a number of different ways. Apparently you can simply boil it or fry it until tender and season it to taste. You can also make a dish called “Oil Down” (believe me, I asked the origin of the name, she wasn’t sure). Oil Down consists of breadfruit, pigtail, onion, tomato, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper stewed in coconut milk. Any other salted or smoked meat or fish would work in this dish and spinach is often added. Simple directions follow:
1) In a large pot, add onions, tomatoes, seasonings and any other vegetables you might want to include and sautee the mixture in the oil of your choice until the vegetables are tender.
2) Add breadfruit and allow it to simmer among vegetables until it begins to soften.
3) Add meat or fish and allow to simmer for five-ten minutes
4) Add coconut milk and allow to stew for about 30 minutes until breadfruit and meat/fish is tender.
5) Serve hot and enjoy!
it looks tasty. bring all the ingredients u need back home because u will be making that for me promptly upon your return to this country! lol
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