Shredded jackfruit street tacos

Serves: 8 (serve 2 each)
Prep: 10
Cook: 5

These designer vegan tacos use a creative ingredient called jackfruit, resulting in a shredded chicken appearance. This easy to prepare weeknight dish will satisfy all from vegan to meat eater!

Ingredients

  • 1 tbs oil
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 2 tps cumin seeds
  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 x 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 x 400g cans young jackfruit drained and thinly sliced
  • 1 tbs chopped fresh coriander
  • 8 small tortillas

Method

  1. Step 1

    Heat frypan and dry fry seeds for a few minutes until flavour is released. Remove from pan.

  2. Step 2

    Add oil to pan and saute onion and garlic until onion is soft.

  3. Step 3

    Stir through paprika and cherry tomatoes. Saute for 1 min.

  4. Step 4

    Fold through jackfruit and simmer mixture for 5 mins stirring continuously to shred the jackfruit.

  5. Step 5

    Divide mixture between warmed tortillas and topped with avocado, charred corn and lime. 

Tips

  • Fresh jackfruit can be purchased for this recipe but canned jackfruit is easy to use.
  • To produce a shredded texture and appearance you can use a potato masher to break up the jackfruit while cooking.


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