You will need gloves, oil (any kind will do, coconut oil is my favorite), sharp knife, trash can, cutting board, three containers. To get you the most bang for your buck, we wanted to let you know now, that it costs at least $9.00 to ship your order. If you’ve been trying to eat less meat, ... Braise the jackfruit in full-bodied vegetable stock, white onions, red and yellow peppers, canned tomatoes with garlic, bay leaves, cumin, and black pepper for two to three hours, until the jackfruit is tender and the sauce is reduced.” —Stewart Lane. Jackfruit to Eat Fresh.
Avoid purchasing jackfruit canned in syrup, as the taste will be too sweet and overwhelm the other flavors in the sandwich. Per serving: 431 calories, 14 g fat (3 g saturated), 65 g carbs, 1,000 mg sodium, 17 g sugar, 16 g fiber, 12 g protein. Do you want to cook the jackfruit and make a recipe like BBQ Pulled Jackfruit? Get exclusive discounts, news, recipes and stories. I used fresh jackfruit. Per serving: 442 calories, 12 g fat (2 g saturated), 80 g carbs, 32 g sugar, 1,405 mg sodium, 7 g fiber, 10 g protein. You can find fresh jackfruit at some of your local grocery stores or farmers markets. For the fruit pods, you can eat these right out of the jackfruit and they taste so good! Use your oven light to check the seeds every 5 minutes. The seeds are not safe to eat raw, however; you can eat them if they are cooked or boiled first. This one-pot meal is a perfectly healthy take on your fave Tuesday night treat. You can also cook your jackfruit whole, I do not prefer this because then the fruit pods will also be cooked. Thanks to its versatile texture (and neutral taste! It’s basically asking you to wrap the entire produce aisle in a tortilla, and I am so not complaining. Jackfruit can grow up to 35 inches in length and reach a 21-inch diameter.
Now on to the fun part – cleaning your jackfruit! Once you learn how to break down a jackfruit, you can eat it in endless raw and cooked preparations. Per serving: 52 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated), 8 g carbs, 3 g sugar, 276 mg sodium, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. This being my first time ever cooking with jackfruit, I truly had no clue what I was getting into. You can flavor with BBQ sauce or many other ways.
We may earn commission from the links on this page. Prefer mildly spiced, light and warm meal after eating jackfruit. The best way to clean a jackfruit is with friends. I have not tried eating the seeds themselves. Ever drooled with envy as your non-vegan friends tucked into mouth-watering tuna melts? The riper the fruit the better the fruit pods. Check out our other blog on Jackfruit Recipes for recipes.