Jackfruit Curry
Okay, I’ve said many times I’m skeptical of any vegan recipe that pretends to be meat. But there is one exception. Jackfruit is, I guess, a fruit – but it thinks it’s meat and I believe it. When I first served this dish to my wife, she thought it was chicken chili.
– Credit: Thyme & Love
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 45
- Total Time: 55
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Thai
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
2 Tablespoon Avocado Oil
1 Large Yellow Onion, diced
1 Tsp Fresh Ginger, minced
3 Garlic Cloves, minced
1 Jalapeno, seeded and minced
2 Tablespoons Curry Powder
1 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
1 Cup Vegetable Stock
2 tbsp Coconut Cream
1 15 ounce Can Diced Tomatoes
1 20 ounce Can Jackfruit packed in water or brine, drained and rinsed
Salt and Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
1. In a large dutch oven or soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Once hot add the diced onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
2. Add the minced ginger, garlic and jalapeno. Cook 2 minutes. Add the curry powder, stir, making sure to coat everything with the curry. Cook 1 minute.
3. Lower the heat to low and sprinkle in the flour and stir. Cook 2 minutes.
4. Pour in the vegetable stock, coconut cream and tomatoes.Raise the heat back up to medium. Stir and cook until the coconut cream has melted into the stock, about 2-3 minutes. Add the jackfruit. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low. Cook for 20-25 minutes.
5. Carefully use two forks to shred the jackfruit. If you are making some white rice to go along the curry, this is the point when I make the rice.
6. Cover the curry and cook for another 10-15 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
This was my first recipe involving jackfruit. It took a lot longer than I expected to shred the triangles from the can into the chick’n like thing it became. Add a bit more time if you’re inexperienced like me.
Nutrition
- Calories: 162
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 14mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: thai, dinner, vegan, stovetop