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Fried breadfruit

Crisp golden slices — the breadfruit chip most Jamaicans grew up on.

Serves 4 · 30 minutes · Snack

Ingredients

• 1 mature-green breadfruit, peeled and cored
• Oil for frying
• Salt

Method

1. Cut the peeled, cored breadfruit into wedges or slices about 1 cm thick.
2. Boil in salted water for 10–15 minutes until just tender but not falling apart. Drain and pat dry. (Roasted breadfruit can be used instead of boiled.)
3. Heat 2 cm of oil in a heavy pan until a piece sizzles at once.
4. Fry in batches until golden on both sides, 3–4 minutes a side.
5. Drain on paper, salt while hot.

Thin slices fried without boiling make crunchy chips; slice 2–3 mm, soak 10 minutes in salted water, dry very well, and fry until pale gold.