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Jackfruit carnitas tacos

Name: Jackfruit carnitas tacos
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican inspired
Ingredients: 400 g tender raw jackfruit boiled, or 2 tins young jackfruit, drained raw jackfruit (young green jackfruit); 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 small half sliced, half finely chopped onion; 3 cloves minced garlic; 1 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp paprika; Orange, juice of 1 large orange; 1 tbsp lime or lemon lemon juice; Salt, to taste; 8 small corn tortillas corn tortilla; 1 cup shredded cabbage; 1 large sliced avocado; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 1 thinly sliced green chilli

Orange, cumin and a hot pan turn jackfruit crisp and juicy, carnitas style.

40 minTime

7 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Little meats, made of fruit2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCitrus braised, pan crisped, in warm corn tortillas.

The original

358kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

9 gfibresame

40minutessame

Jackfruit carnitas tacos, as made by vegan taquerias.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Raw jackfruit (young green jackfruit)400 g tender raw jackfruit, boiled, or 2 tins young jackfruit, drained

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Onion1 small, half sliced, half finely chopped

Garlic3 cloves, minced

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Dried oregano1 tsp

Paprika1 tsp

Orangejuice of 1 large orange

Lemon juice1 tbsp lime or lemon

Saltto taste

Corn tortilla8 small corn tortillas

Cabbage1 cup, shredded

Avocado1 large, sliced

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Green chilli1, thinly sliced

Method

4 steps

1Shred the cooked jackfruit, removing the hard core and seeds.
2Fry the sliced onion and garlic in half the oil, then add cumin, oregano, paprika and the jackfruit. Pour in the orange juice and salt and simmer until the juice disappears.
3Add the rest of the oil, spread the jackfruit flat and leave it to crisp. Flip in patches and crisp again.
4Warm the tortillas in a dry pan until soft and lightly charred. Fill with jackfruit, cabbage, avocado, chopped onion, coriander and chilli, then squeeze over lime.

Serve it like this

Serve tacos open on a platter, two per person, with lime wedges, salsa and a bowl of black beans on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Mexico

Jackfruit carnitas tacos

Orange, cumin and a hot pan turn jackfruit crisp and juicy, carnitas style.

40 minTime

7 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Little meats, made of fruit2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCitrus braised, pan crisped, in warm corn tortillas.

The original

358kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

9 gfibresame

40minutessame

Jackfruit carnitas tacos, as made by vegan taquerias.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Raw jackfruit (young green jackfruit)400 g tender raw jackfruit, boiled, or 2 tins young jackfruit, drained

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Onion1 small, half sliced, half finely chopped

Garlic3 cloves, minced

Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp

Dried oregano1 tsp

Paprika1 tsp

Orangejuice of 1 large orange

Lemon juice1 tbsp lime or lemon

Saltto taste

Corn tortilla8 small corn tortillas

Cabbage1 cup, shredded

Avocado1 large, sliced

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Green chilli1, thinly sliced

Method

4 steps

1Shred the cooked jackfruit, removing the hard core and seeds.
2Fry the sliced onion and garlic in half the oil, then add cumin, oregano, paprika and the jackfruit. Pour in the orange juice and salt and simmer until the juice disappears.
3Add the rest of the oil, spread the jackfruit flat and leave it to crisp. Flip in patches and crisp again.
4Warm the tortillas in a dry pan until soft and lightly charred. Fill with jackfruit, cabbage, avocado, chopped onion, coriander and chilli, then squeeze over lime.

Serve it like this

Serve tacos open on a platter, two per person, with lime wedges, salsa and a bowl of black beans on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Jackfruit carnitas tacos

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Ingredients

Method

Jackfruit carnitas tacos

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Ingredients

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