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Breadfruit Tacos

Breadfruit Tacos

A Dominica snack made with seafood. Ready in about 43 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 3 people +

Changed from 4 to 3 people · Back to 4

Main ingredient

  • As required codfish bulljaw

Fresh & other

  • 1 breadfruit
  • 1 water
  • As required lettuce

Sauces & oils

  • For frying oil Shopping tip: Vegetable or olive oil.

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. Place a big pot of water to boil.

  2. Add breadfruit.

  3. Let it cook for around 30 minutes.

  4. Remove breadfruit from pot.

  5. Let it cool for a few minutes.

  6. Hold the breadfruit firmly and using a big sharp knife slice into thin rounds.

  7. Slice as many as you need.

  8. Cut off skin and core.

  9. Fold to shape like taco shell, use two toothpicks.

  10. Do it to hold it in place.

  11. Place on a large plate or tray.

  12. Repeat this process for all breadfruit slices.

  13. Heat oil for deep frying, using pair of tongs submerge breadfruit slices.

  14. Do it in pan.

  15. Guide slices using tongs if you need to.

  16. Leave the little toothpicks in the taco shells.

  17. Remove them after they're cooked.

  18. If 'e using larger toothpicks, may need to remove them safely.

  19. Be careful as you need.

  20. Do it to adjust it in the hot oil.

  21. Remove when golden.

  22. Set over tissue paper.

  23. Repeat this for the rest of your shells.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.