Oildown        By Haydn Dunn

Oil Down, is a colloquial Caribbean name for any dish of vegetables cooked in coconut milk until all the milk is absorbed and the ingredients have turned into a creamy mush Oil down is really something to experience first-hand, I am not sure that I can convey the creamy, buttery, saltiness that envelops one with each bite. Just trust me, it’s something you want to try for yourself

 

Ingredients:

1 Breadfruit
1/2 lb salted pigtail, cut into 2 inch pieces
1 hot green pepper (whole)
1 onion, chopped small
1 bunch chives, chopped small
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 leaf chadon bene, cut up finely
salt if necessary
thick coconut milk ( preferable freshly made, but unsweetened canned or frozen can be used too)

Method

Boil salted pigtail in water until soft, then discard that water. Peel and seed breadfruit and cut into wedges of about 1 1/2 inch thickness lengthwise. Add breadfruit to boiled pigtail and cover with 1 cup of water. Add 2 cups of coconut milk. add chive, onion, chadon bene, garlic and whole green hot pepper. Add salt if necessary. Boil until liquid has reduced ) and the breadfruit is soft, but not falling apart.

Serve Hot

 

 

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