If you are tired of eating jackfruit the usual way, or if you have too much jackfruit and don’t know how to make something delicious, try cooking with TasteVN to immediately make the fragrant, golden, chewy jackfruit jam, which serves as both a snack and a wonderful dessert for the whole family!
1. Chewy jackfruit jam (recipe shared by a user)
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
25 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chewy jackfruit jam (recipe shared by a user) Serves 2 people
Jackfruit flesh 500 gr Granulated sugar 200 gr
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How to make Chewy Jackfruit Jam (recipe shared by users)
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Prepare and mix jackfruit
Proceed to remove the seeds from the jackfruit, keeping the flesh of the jackfruit, use a knife to separate the jackfruit segments into 2.
After separating all the jackfruit, place it in a large bowl and mix with 200g of sugar, using a spoon to mix well so that the sugar coats the jackfruit flesh evenly.
Wait for about 30 – 45 minutes for the sugar to dissolve.
Tip:- To prevent the jackfruit jam from breaking when cooking with sugar, only separate it into 2 parts, do not cut it too small.
- Adjust the sugar according to your taste; if you like it sweeter, add more sugar, if you want it moderate, 200g is enough.
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Cooking jackfruit
Prepare 1 non-stick pan, place it on the stove and turn on medium heat. Pour the syrup that has soaked the jackfruit into the pan, just take the syrup and leave the jackfruit meat aside.
Stir evenly over medium heat, until the syrup bubbles, turns golden, and thickens, then add all the jackfruit meat to stir.
Stir the jackfruit for about 10 – 15 minutes until the syrup is absorbed into the jackfruit.
Turn off the heat and continue to stir evenly for another 3 – 5 minutes.
Tip:- Avoid separating the syrup from sticking to the jackfruit by only stirring until the syrup is just right.
- Do not stir too long or too quickly; you need to stop when the jackfruit has absorbed all the liquid.
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Drying jackfruit
Place the cooked jackfruit on a clean tray, spread it evenly over the tray, and dry it for about 2 sunny days (approximately 10 – 12 hours) until the jackfruit is dried and turns a beautiful golden color.
Small advice: To save time drying the jackfruit, you can place it in the microwave for about 15 – 20 minutes at 80 degrees Celsius.Jackfruit can be stored longer if placed in a plastic box with a tight lid and kept in the refrigerator refrigerator for gradual use.
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Final Product
Soft jackfruit jam is made with just jackfruit and sugar, a sweet and delicious jam with a beautiful yellow color, perfect for snacking.
The method is simple, and I hope it helps you make a delicious dish for the whole family.
2. Soft jackfruit jam
Preparation
1 hour
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Soft Jackfruit Jam Serves 4
Fresh jackfruit 500 grams Slaked lime 3 grams Lemon 2 fruits Sugar 175 grams
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How to Make Soft Jackfruit Jam
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Prepare the Jackfruit
After purchasing, separate the jackfruit segments. Then cut them in half and remove the seeds.
Prepare a basin of water with a squeeze of lemon juice, soak all the jackfruit in it for about 15 minutes. After that, rinse with water about 2 – 3 times to completely remove the latex.
Add 3 grams of slaked lime to about 1 liter of water, stir to dissolve the lime in the water, let it settle for 8 hours or overnight (can be prepared in advance). Then, filter out the lime water on top.
Soak the jackfruit in the filtered lime solution for about 3 – 4 hours. Remove the jackfruit and rinse off the lime.
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Marinate jackfruit
After washing thoroughly, place the jackfruit under the sun to dry completely. Then, marinate the jackfruit with 175 grams of sugar for about 3 – 4 hours. Occasionally stir to help the sugar dissolve quickly and soak evenly into the jackfruit.
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Cook the candy
Place a pan on the stove, pour the syrup soaked with jackfruit into it and bring to a boil. When the syrup starts to boil, squeeze half a lemon into the pan immediately. Continue to cook the syrup until it thickens.
Next, slowly add the jackfruit while cooking on low heat. Cook the jackfruit with sugar for about 25 – 30 minutes. When the syrup starts to reduce, use a spoon to spread it evenly over the jackfruit. Repeat continuously until the syrup is completely reduced, sticky, and can be pulled into threads, then turn off the heat.
Transfer the jackfruit to a tray or a colander with holes underneath to let the excess syrup drain. You can also put the jackfruit candy in the refrigerator for about 1 – 2 hours for the syrup to set completely.
Tip:
- You should cook the syrup first before adding the jackfruit. Doing so helps prevent the jackfruit from becoming mushy due to overcooking.
- It is advisable to squeeze a piece of lemon into the syrup while cooking to balance the sweetness. The resulting candy will not be overly sweet.
- During cooking, only drizzle syrup continuously over the jackfruit, and avoid stirring the jackfruit too many times to prevent it from breaking or becoming mushy.
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Final Product
Delicious chewy jackfruit jam, with a sweet and sour taste, enjoyed with a hot cup of tea while gathering with loved ones on weekends, what could be better!
How to choose sweet and delicious jackfruit
- For dried jackfruit, you should choose jackfruit that is just ripe and golden, and avoid selecting jackfruit that is too soft as it will affect the quality of the dish.
- To choose delicious jackfruit, you can taste a little. Ripe and tasty jackfruit will have a sweet and rich flavor and be soft, not fibrous or have an unusual taste.
- Good ripe jackfruit usually feels heavy in your hand. Ripe jackfruit has a fragrant and distinctive smell. Jackfruit that has been injected with chemicals usually doesn’t smell as good as naturally ripened jackfruit.
- Ripe jackfruit has a brownish-yellow skin, the spikes are no longer sharp, and the spikes are usually spaced far apart. If the skin is green, the spikes are sharp, and the spikes are close together, then it is immature jackfruit that has been artificially ripened.
- Good ripe jackfruit will have little latex and no white sap when cut open. When jackfruit has been injected with chemicals, the latex will be white and flow a lot when cut due to the effects of the chemicals.
How to preserve jackfruit jam for a long time
- To preserve for a long time, wait for the jam to cool completely. Then put it in a glass jar or a tightly sealed container and store it in the refrigerator. This method can keep the jam for several months.
- Although the jam can be stored for a long time, you should not keep it too long, as it will affect the taste of the jam.
- Utensils such as glass jars or spoons used to take the jam must be clean and dry; otherwise, it will cause the jam to form a crust or spoil.
How to separate jackfruit segments simply, with less sap sticking
Avoid jackfruit sap sticking to your hands
- First, you can apply a little cooking oil to your palms before cutting or separating the jackfruit segments. This method will help minimize the jackfruit sap sticking to your hands.
- You can also dip your hands in rice before and after cutting the jackfruit or separating the segments. The rice flour will wash away the jackfruit sap on your hands.
- Additionally, you can use a lemon to rub on the cut jackfruit and your hands or knife; this method is also very effective.
- Some other folk methods include using kerosene to wash off jackfruit sap or chewing a bit of raw peanuts and applying it to the sticky sap area to remove it.
Avoid sap sticking to the knife
- You can put the knife in the freezer refrigerator, doing this will make the jackfruit latex unable to stick to the knife and allow the sticky latex on the knife to harden and easily come off.
- In addition, you can also use a plastic bag to remove the jackfruit latex or use a cloth soaked in oil (cooking oil, kerosene,…) to wipe the sticky latex on the knife.
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It’s really easy to make these 2 ways of preparing soft jackfruit jam that are delicious and unique, right? Let’s get into the kitchen right away, TasteVN wishes you success!
