3 Easy Ways to Make Delicious Da Nang Mixed Jackfruit at Home

Prepare young jackfruit

After buying the jackfruit, use a knife to peel off the outer skin and cut the young jackfruit into small cubes, then soak them immediately in a bowl of cold water.

Wear gloves, dampen the blade with water, and proceed to cut each small jackfruit cube into thin slices.

Then, stack the thin slices on top of each other and cut them into thin strands. After that, return the jackfruit strands to the bowl of water to prevent them from turning black.

Boiled Young Jackfruit

You put the sliced young jackfruit into a deep pan. Then pour enough water to cover the jackfruit and cover the lid, place it on the stove and start boiling.

When the water in the pan boils, you open the lid and stir the jackfruit from the top to the bottom of the pan to ensure even cooking. Next, you cover the lid again and wait.

When the water boils a second time, you use chopsticks to pick up a piece of jackfruit to check if it is soft. If it’s soft, cover the lid again and cook for another minute before turning off the heat.

After that, you pour the jackfruit into a basket to drain the water.

Prepare other ingredients

After purchasing the peanuts, roast them in a hot pan until the shells are slightly charred. Then, proceed to shell them. Crush half of the peanuts and leave the other half whole.

Remove any wilted leaves, those showing signs of pests, and older shoots, keeping only the young shoots and leaves of Vietnamese coriander and cilantro.

Next, wash the herbs several times with clean water and let them drain. Then, place the herbs on a cutting board and chop finely.

For the shallots, remove the ends, peel them, and slice them thinly. Then, add the sliced shallots to a pan to fry until golden and set aside in a bowl.

Wash the lime thoroughly and cut it into small slices, then set aside.

Mango salad

You put on gloves and then put the boiled mango into a large bowl. Next, add 1/3 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate and 1 teaspoon of sugar into the bowl.

Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of garlic chili fish sauce (use vegetarian fish sauce) and squeeze 1 lime into the bowl, then mix well. Remember to strain the lime seeds before or while squeezing to avoid biting into them when eating!

Let the mango soak in the seasoning for 30 seconds. Then, continue adding all the herbs, 1/2 cup of fried onions, and crushed peanuts into the bowl and mix well.

Finally, you present the mango salad on a plate, sprinkle a little crushed peanuts on top along with a few thin slices of chili before enjoying.

Finished Product

Mixed jackfruit salad Da Nang with sweet, fragrant jackfruit strands, carefully processed to avoid browning, combined with rich and spicy fish sauce. Accompanying it is the fresh taste of herbs and the crunchy sweetness of peanuts with fried onions. All of it absorbs the spices very appealingly.

Get into the kitchen and make this easy yet delicious mixed jackfruit salad right away to treat your friends and family!

Preliminary processing and boiling green jackfruit

After purchasing green jackfruit, you peel off the skin. Then, apply cooking oil on the knife blade and cut the jackfruit in half.

Continue to trim the jackfruit flesh and cut each half of the jackfruit into 3 – 4 equal parts. Soak the jackfruit in cold water mixed with a little salt to prevent browning.

Next, remove the jackfruit, rinse it with clean water, let it drain, and place it in a steaming pot, pouring water just enough to cover the jackfruit and steam for 4 – 5 minutes for even cooking.

Take the jackfruit out, let it drain, then place each piece of jackfruit on a cutting board and chop finely in turn.

Prepare other ingredients

After buying aromatic herbs, you should remove the old wilted leaves, pests, and old tops, keeping the young leaves and tops. Rinse thoroughly with water several times and let them drain.

You cut the roots, peel the purple onion, rinse it clean, and crush it.

You rinse the chili clean and let it drain. Next, you slice the chili thinly and put it in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of fish sauce.

For peanuts, you roast them in a hot pan until the skins are slightly charred, then turn off the heat. After that, you let the peanuts cool before shelling them.

After buying the meat, you wash it thoroughly and eliminate the odor by rubbing the meat with salt and rinsing it with clean water.

Shrimp should be rinsed with saltwater, removing the black vein and then peeled.

Boil shrimp and meat

You place a pot of water on the stove, add in 1 crushed purple onion. Boil until the water starts to bubble, then add the meat and boil for about 10 minutes until cooked.

When the meat is cooked, continue to add the shrimp and boil for 3 – 5 minutes, until the shrimp change color and are cooked, then remove the shrimp and meat.

The boiled meat should be cut into thin slices and then cut in half again.

Mixing Mít

You take a suitable amount of Mít according to your or your family’s appetite and place it in a bowl, then drizzle 1/2 tablespoon of chili fish sauce over the Mít.

Add 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/5 teaspoon of ground pepper to the bowl and mix well.

Then, add the shredded pork belly and boiled shrimp, mixing it well for the second time.

Finally, you serve the mixed Mít on a plate, sprinkle some finely chopped herbs and a bit of roasted peanuts, and it is ready to enjoy.

Final Product

Mít mixed with shrimp and pork from Da Nang features sweet, rich Mít strands combined with tender, fatty pork belly and firm shrimp. Along with that, there are fresh herbs and crunchy roasted peanuts. All ingredients are evenly infused with incredibly appealing seasonings.

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Prepare and boil young jackfruit

After buying young jackfruit, use a knife to cut off the outer skin, cut off the stem of the jackfruit and slice the jackfruit lengthwise into 4 relatively equal parts.

Next, peel off some of the jackfruit flesh and cut each part into bite-sized pieces about 2 finger widths thick.

Put the cut jackfruit into a pot of water with the water level just covering the jackfruit, then cover it and boil until the water boils and the jackfruit is just soft, then remove it to drain.

You can use chopsticks to poke a piece of jackfruit. If the chopsticks go through the jackfruit easily, it means the jackfruit is cooked. Avoid boiling the jackfruit until it becomes too soft, because if you do, the jackfruit will lose its rich flavor and freshness.

Pre-process other ingredients

After purchasing the pork belly, wash it thoroughly, trim off the fat, dice it, and place it on a plate.

Toast the peanuts until the skins are slightly charred, then transfer them to another plate, let them cool, and then peel the skins.

For the chili, wash it clean and let it drain. As for the shallots, cut off the ends and roots, peel the skins, rinse with clean water, and slice them thinly.

After buying the garlic, cut off the roots, peel the skins, pound it with 1 chili, and place it in a bowl. Next, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1.5 tablespoons of fish sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, then stir well.

When buying herbs, remove any wilted leaves, pests, and old shoots, keeping only the fresh leaves and young shoots. Then wash them several times with clean water, let them drain, and chop finely.

Making Fried Pork Fat

Heat a pan on the stove, wait for the pan to get hot, then add the pork fat and stir evenly with chopsticks for 2 – 3 minutes.

When the pork fat has shrunk, spread it evenly in the pan, cover it, and wait until the pork fat turns a golden brown color.

If the amount of oil released from the pork fat is too much, you should remove some of the oil and then add thinly sliced shallots and stir well.

Mixing Jackfruit

When the shallots become fragrant and the pork fat has boiled again, pour all the boiled jackfruit into the pan and mix well.

Then, continue to add finely chopped herbs and mix again.

Finally, sprinkle some peanuts on top of the dish and serve on a plate to enjoy.

Final Product

Mixed jackfruit with crispy pork from Da Nang features chewy jackfruit strands and a sweet, slightly spicy fish sauce combined with finely chopped fresh herbs. Mixed in are crunchy peanuts and fatty crispy pork. All of these elements are combined in a skillful and impressive manner.

You can enjoy this dish with crispy rice crackers to enhance the flavor of the entire meal. Get into the kitchen and make yourself a plate of mixed jackfruit with crispy pork to enjoy!