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A Trinidad Recipe
From the Kitchen of:  Trini

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 (preferably freshly made, but unsweetened canned or frozen can be used too)

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