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Breadfruit chips (chips de fruit à pain)

Slices of breadfruit, a starchy fruit native to the Pacific, fried until golden and crunchy. A simple, tasty Jamaican speciality, ideal as a snack or as a side to a fish dish.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. Peel the breadfruit with a knife, remove the central core and cut the flesh into thin slices of 3 mm.
  2. Rub the slices with a little oil to stop them darkening in the air.
  3. Heat the oil to about 175 °C in a deep saucepan.
  4. Fry the slices in small batches for 3 to 4 minutes, until golden and crisp.
  5. Drain them on kitchen paper.
  6. Mix the salt, pepper, paprika and crushed garlic, then sprinkle over the hot chips.
  7. Serve them while crisp, eating them warm.

Variations and tips

Oven version. Brush the slices with a little oil, season them and bake at 200 °C for 20 minutes, turning them halfway through.

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