Jackfruit Tacos

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1. Elomack December 27, 2021

   Jackfruit Tacos

   **Ingredients:**

   **Tortillas:**

   – 200g nixtamalized corn flour

   – 1 tsp salt

   – 300ml warm water

   **Jackfruit:**

   – 1 can (560g) canned green jackfruit, drained, cut into smaller pieces

   – 1 tsp smoked paprika

   – 1 tsp cumin, ground

   – 1/2 tsp salt

   – 2 tbsp vegetable oil

   – 1 large white onion, diced

   – 3 garlic cloves, minced

   – 1 can (400g) canned, chopped tomatoes

   – 400ml veggie stock

   – 1 tsp sugar

   **Garnish:**

   – Avocado

   – Pickled red onions

   – Cilantro

   – Lime juice

   – Hot sauce

   **Preparation:**

   1. For the tortillas: mix flour with salt, then add the water and combine well. Rest for at least 30 minutes. Divide into balls of around 40-50g.

   2. Put each ball between 2 sheets of plastic wrap (or just use a ziplock cut into 2 pieces like I did), and press them in a tortilla press (which I didn’t have) or just use a rolling pin. They should be very thin.

   3. Heat up a skillet until very hot and cook the tortillas for around a minute on each side. Keep them wrapped in a towel until ready to use so they keep warm and don’t dry out.

   4. For the jackfruit: start by sautéing the white onion with some vegetable oil. After 3-4 minutes add the garlic. After a minute – add the paprika, cumin and salt. Cook for another 30 seconds, then add the jackfruit, tomatoes and stock along with some sugar.

   5. Simmer for 15 minutes, then smash the jackfruit with a potato masher. Cook for another 15 minutes until the liquid reduces and you get a pulled pork consistency.

   6. Garnish with avocado slices, pickled red onion, cilantro lime juice, and optionally some hot sauce. I just blended a can of chipotles in adobo until smooth.

   Didn’t want to include this in the recipe per se, but for a quick pickled onion – just slice an onion, add the juice of half a lime, some salt and sugar, mix well and let sit for 30 minutes or so.

   You could surely use store bought tortillas – haven’t found any that I like where I live, so I just prefer to make my own.

   Enjoy!

   **Preparation video:** https://youtube.com/shorts/dD3iWaJ64jU?feature=share

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2. Wonderful_Tea_2214 December 27, 2021

   Delicious

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