Fried young jackfruit is a rustic dish, easy to make, suitable for eating with rice and snacks. Fried young jackfruit is crispy on the outside, chewy and rich on the inside, making you fall in love with it at first bite. Today, let’s join the kitchen to make these 2 delicious fried young jackfruit recipes!
1. Crispy Fried Young Jackfruit
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Crispy Fried Young Jackfruit For 4 people
Crispy frying flour 100 gr Chopped lemongrass 3 tablespoons Red chili 1 piece (finely chopped) Sugar 1 teaspoon Vegetarian seasoning 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 250 ml
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How to Make Crispy Fried Young Jackfruit
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Prepare the young jackfruit
To have delicious young jackfruit flesh, you need to peel off the rough outer skin and then wash it thoroughly with cold water. Next, cut the young jackfruit into 4 small pieces to easily remove the inner core.
Then, boil a pot of water and put the prepped young jackfruit in to cook until it is just soft; you can use chopsticks to poke it lightly.
Tip: Do not boil young jackfruit too soft, as it will become mushy and lose its binding properties, resulting in a crumbly texture when fried.
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Pound young jackfruit
Put the boiled young jackfruit into a mortar and pound evenly until the jackfruit becomes soft and smooth, feeling heavy in hand while pounding.
Tip: To save time, you can put the boiled young jackfruit into a blender to puree it.
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Mix young jackfruit
Put the pounded young jackfruit into a bowl, then add 3 tablespoons of minced lemongrass, 1 minced red chili, 1 teaspoon of vegetarian seasoning, and 1 teaspoon of sugar, and mix well.
Continue to gradually add 100g of crispy frying flour to the mixture, using your hands to knead until the young jackfruit mixture forms a smooth, non-sticky dough.
Tip: While kneading, if the young jackfruit mixture feels dry, you can add a little cold water; if it’s too wet, add a little flour, and continue kneading until the young jackfruit mixture reaches the desired smoothness and stickiness.
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Shape and fry the jackfruit
Cut the bottom part of a plastic bottle to a length of about more than 2 finger joints to make a mold, and grease it with a little cooking oil to prevent sticking.
Take about 2 tablespoons of jackfruit that has been tightly compressed into the mold. Then, turn it upside down and gently tap to release the compressed jackfruit. Do the same until the mixture of young jackfruit is finished.
Tip: If you don’t have a mold, you can use your hands to shape it by taking about half a handful of the young jackfruit mixture, rolling it into a ball, then flattening it to a thickness of about 1 finger joint.Pour 250ml of cooking oil into a pan and heat it on high until it is really hot, then add each piece of young jackfruit to fry in hot oil. After adding the jackfruit, reduce the heat to the lowest level so that the jackfruit fries to a golden color, crispy, and does not burn.
While frying, continuously turn each piece of jackfruit to ensure all sides are cooked evenly, fry until the jackfruit turns a beautiful golden brown and has an attractive aroma.
Tip: To ensure the jackfruit is evenly golden when frying, you need to spread each piece of jackfruit evenly in the pan, avoiding sticking or piling on top of each other.
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Final product
Crispy young jackfruit has a fragrant and nutty taste, with an appealing golden-brown color. When bitten into, it is crunchy, and dipping it in spicy chili sauce will make your taste buds explode. You can enjoy it with fresh vegetables like Vietnamese coriander, lettuce, or cucumber and tomato to balance the flavors and enhance the dish’s taste.
2. Young jackfruit fried with fish sauce
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Preparation
2 hours 30 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Young jackfruit fried with fish sauce Serves 4
Young jackfruit 300 gr Vegetarian seasoning 1 teaspoon Sugar 2 teaspoons Vegetarian fish sauce 2 teaspoons Minced shallot 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 250 ml Lemon 1 piece Roasted sesame 2 teaspoons
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How to Make Fried Young Jackfruit with Fish Sauce
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Prepare the young jackfruit
After peeling the young jackfruit, cut it lengthwise into 4 pieces to remove the core, then slice it into thin, small pieces. Then soak the jackfruit for about 20 minutes in a mixture of salt water and the juice of one lemon.
After soaking, rinse the jackfruit with cold water and let it drain so that it can be cooked immediately.
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Dry the jackfruit
Place the prepared jackfruit on a tray, basket, or flat surface evenly, then take it out to dry in the hot sun for 2 hours.
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Fried Jackfruit
Add 250ml of cooking oil to the pan and wait for it to heat up, then gradually add the dried jackfruit pieces to fry. Use chopsticks to turn each side and fry the jackfruit for about 10 – 15 minutes over low heat until the pieces turn golden, crispy, and have a light fragrant smell.
After frying, use a slotted spoon, strainer, or plate lined with paper towels to remove excess oil from the jackfruit.
Repeat the process until all the prepared jackfruit is used up.
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Stir-fry with Fish Sauce
Heat the pan with cooking oil, then add 1 teaspoon of minced shallots and sauté until fragrant, then add 2 teaspoons of vegetarian fish sauce, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of vegetarian seasoning, and 1 teaspoon of chili powder, stirring well to combine the seasonings.
Gradually add the fried young jackfruit into the sauce, using chopsticks to stir thoroughly until the sauce evenly coats the jackfruit, continue to stir the jackfruit until it is dry and crispy over low heat, then turn off the heat and sprinkle roasted sesame on top.
Tip: To preserve it for a longer time and to enjoy it with rice, you can increase the amount of vegetarian fish sauce in the sauce to enhance the flavor of the jackfruit.
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Final Product
Crunchy and fragrant green jackfruit, rich in fish sauce flavor, combined with the nutty taste of sesame creates an appealing blend. Fried green jackfruit with fish sauce is suitable as a snack in the afternoon or can also be eaten with rice for a unique flavor.
How to choose delicious young jackfruit
- Delicious young jackfruit has an outer skin that is still green, not darkened like ripe jackfruit, with small and sharp spikes. Additionally, the jackfruit stem looks fresh and not wilted. When cut open, the flesh of the jackfruit has a lot of white fibers, is soft, and the core is small.
- Young jackfruit only has a light fragrant smell, lacking the distinctive aroma of ripe jackfruit.
How to prepare young jackfruit to be white, not brown, and clean of sap
- After buying the jackfruit, peel off the outer skin, and cut it into 2 or 4 pieces depending on the size of the jackfruit to remove the core.
- Mix a bowl of salt water with the juice of 1 lemon and soak the jackfruit for 20 minutes or longer until you feel no sap sticking to your hands.
- After soaking, wash the jackfruit thoroughly under cold running water and let it drain completely before cooking.
Tips for preserving the dish
- Fried young jackfruit and fried young jackfruit with fish sauce taste best when still hot.
- If you are not eating immediately, use a covered container or a breathable cover to prevent the jackfruit from steaming, which would make the fried jackfruit lose its crispiness.
- For leftover crispy fried jackfruit, you can wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for a maximum of 2 days. When you want to eat it, simply re-fry it in a pan. As for the fried young jackfruit with fish sauce, you can store it in a jar or airtight container for up to 5 days.
2 dishes crispy young jackfruit and young jackfruit fried with fish sauce are both simple, easy to make, and deliciously unique, suitable for both meat eaters and vegetarians. Try making this dish right away, and I wish you success in your cooking.
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Bà Mẹ Quê
