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Jackfruit Tacos

Jackfruit tacos, simple, easy, and vegan. They are delicious, savory, and ready in just 25 minutes. Even meat-eaters will be shocked!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 4 tacos
Calories: 211kcal
Author: Iosune

Ingredients

For the jackfruit tacos:

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves of garlic sliced
  • ½ onion chopped
  • 1 20-ounce can jackfruit in brine or water not in syrup, drained and rinsed
  • ¼ cup vegetable stock or water
  • 2 teaspoon maple syrup optional
  • 2 teaspoon lime or lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 small corn or flour tortillas

Toppings:

  • ½ avocado sliced
  • ¼ cup corn kernels
  • 2 tablespoon red onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped
  • Lime or lemon juice to taste

Instructions

  • Cut the jackfruit into thin slices. I don’t discard the core or seeds because they are edible and I don’t want to waste food. Set aside.
  • Heat the oil in a skillet and cook the garlic and onion over medium-high heat until soft and they start to brown (about 5 minutes), stirring occasionally.
  • Add the jackfruit and all the remaining taco ingredients (except the tortillas and the toppings), stir, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed. Stir occasionally.
  • Smash the jackfruit using a potato masher until you get a shredded texture. If you don’t have a potato masher you can use a fork or even a stand mixer. 
  • Heat the tortillas according to package directions. 
  • To assemble the tacos, just grab a tortilla and add some jackfruit first, then the avocado slices, corn kernels, chopped onion, fresh cilantro, and finally some lime or lemon juice to taste. Repeat this process with all the remaining tortillas.
  • Serve them with toppings like vegan sour cream or add some vegan protein like chopped tempeh, seitan, or tempeh bacon
  • Best when fresh, you can keep all the ingredients in the fridge separately. The jackfruit mixture lasts 4-5 days in the fridge or 1 month in the freezer if you keep it in an airtight container.

Notes

  • Feel free to add any spices, herbs, sweeteners, or veggies you want.
  • This recipe calls for traditional American chili powder, not cayenne. Cayenne and international chili powders are usually incredibly spicy. So if you live outside of the United States, please keep that in mind. If you can only find cayenne, add it to taste until the sauce is okay for you, but not too spicy. Make your own chili powder at home using our recipe, it’s extremely easy!
  • Add any toppings you like. 
  • If you’re going to use frozen corn kernels, you’ll need to cook them first.
  • If you don’t want to eat tortillas, serve the filling with some rice as a side.

Nutrition

Serving: 1taco | Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 36.1g | Protein: 4.1g | Fat: 8.2g | Saturated Fat: 1.45g | Sodium: 236mg | Fiber: 11.2g | Sugar: 4.3g