Salads & starters
Breadfruit fries (frites de fruit à pain)
Sticks of breadfruit, a starchy fruit-vegetable from the islands, fried until golden and crisp. Their texture is close to potato, with a more delicate flavour.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Peel the breadfruit with a vegetable peeler, remove the central core and cut into sticks about 1 cm thick.
- Soak them for 10 minutes in cold water, then drain and dry them thoroughly.
- Heat the oil to about 175 °C in a deep fryer or deep saucepan.
- Fry the sticks in small batches for 5 to 6 minutes, until nicely golden.
- Drain on kitchen paper.
- Crush the garlic and mix it with the salt, paprika, cayenne and pepper, then sprinkle over the fries while still hot.
Variations and tips
Oven version. Coat the sticks with a little oil and bake for 25 minutes at 210 °C, turning them halfway through.
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St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Kitts & Nevis
Original Ecomely recipe.