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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Stir-fried young jackfruit with pork belly offers a deliciously rich flavor that is quite unique in family meals. Therefore, today TasteVN will help you easily prepare this stir-fried dish with an extremely simple recipe. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Young Jackfruit with Pork Belly Serves 4 people
Young jackfruit 1 fruit (about 500g) Pork belly 300 g Betel leaves 100 g Bird’s eye chili 2 fruits Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 teaspoons Common spices a little (salt/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh young jackfruit
- When buying whole young jackfruit, squeeze the outside; if the skin feels hard, with small, sharp spikes, white flesh, and soft seeds, then it is good jackfruit.
- When purchasing pre-cooked young jackfruit, you should choose from reputable establishments to ensure product quality. However, you should buy young jackfruit to cook yourself to ensure safety when using.
How to choose fresh pork belly
- Choose meat that is light pink, with white fat, interlaced meat and fat, balanced, and sticking tightly together.
- The meat should be firm, dry, and have good elasticity; after pressing, it should not leave a dent.
- Avoid buying meat that is too dark, slimy, or has an unusual foul smell.
How to make Stir-fried Young Jackfruit with Pork Belly
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Prepare and boil the jackfruit
Peel the young jackfruit, cut it into bite-sized pieces, and rinse well.
Place a pot of water on the stove with 1 tablespoon of salt. When the water boils, add the jackfruit and boil for about 30 minutes.
How to boil young jackfruit without it turning black- If you buy pre-boiled young jackfruit from the market, just blanch it in boiling water for about 5 – 7 minutes before cooking.
- If you buy raw jackfruit to boil yourself, you should soak the knife in a layer of cooking oil before peeling to prevent the sap from sticking. Then soak the jackfruit in diluted lemon juice, salt, or vinegar to keep it from turning black.
- Use chopsticks to pierce the jackfruit; if it is easy to pierce, the jackfruit is cooked.
- When preparing, you need to remove large seeds from the jackfruit as they are very bitter and not tasty.
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Preparation and Marinating Meat
Pork belly is washed and cut into thin slices. Add 1 teaspoon of seasoning, mix well, and marinate for 20 minutes for the meat to absorb the spices.
How to Remove the Smell of Pork- Method 1: Use salt to rub on the meat and then wash it clean with water.
- Method 2: Pour a little alcohol over the meat and massage it evenly, then wash it with water several times.
- Method 3: You can wash the meat with diluted salt water mixed with a bit of lemon juice, then rinse it well with water.
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Stir-Frying Jackfruit with Meat
Place a pan on the stove with 2 teaspoons of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the marinated meat and sauté until it is just golden, then add the boiled jackfruit and stir well.
Season with 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, stir-fry for about 3 minutes, then add the wild betel leaves and stir well.
Adjust the seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat and add chopped chili, stir well, and it is ready to serve.
Final Product
The dish of stir-fried young jackfruit with pork belly has a delicious and rich aroma. The fat pork belly is well-seasoned, and the young jackfruit is sweet and tasty, making it a perfect match with a bowl of white rice, definitely making you eat more!
The dish of stir-fried young jackfruit with pork belly is fragrant and appealing with an extremely simple and quick preparation method. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN right away!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel: Mom Wise’s Kitchen
