If you haven’t tried jackfruit yet, it is definitely worth a look. I have tried both the canned jackfruit and I bought fresh jackfruit at my local Whole Foods. The canned is what I prefer because its “young green”, its tender and its texture resembles shredded chicken or pork when you tear it up. I had difficulty with the fresh and it was expensive, so in the future I am sticking with canned. I have found jackfruit at Whole-foods, Fresh Market, Earth Fare and Trader Joes, I’m sure its found in many other stores as well. I use two cans of Jackfruit for this recipe and they need to be drained and lightly rinsed. Once rinsed I toss the pieces into my big skillet.
Once in the skillet, I use my fingers to gently tear the chunks and the soft seeds apart until it resembles shredded pork. Turn the skillet to medium heat and add water as needed to prevent sticking. I then add half of the packet of fajita seasoning, (typically I use Old El Paso brand), and 2 Tbsp. of Pickapeppa Sauce. Stir continuously and add water as needed for the next 10 min. Then add the rest of the fajita seasoning packet and the remaining 2 Tbsp. of Pickapeppa Sauce. Continuing stirring and adding water as needed for the next 10 minutes until the jackfruit is tender.
Once the jackfruit is tender, add in the pepper and onion slices, continue to stir until the onions are translucent.
At this point remove from the heat and set aside. I serve jackfruit fajitas with a plant based avocado crema on heated tortillas. Enjoy and ❤️ur❤️
Jackfruit Fajitas
A delicious, meaty textured vegan fajita.
Ingredients
- 2 (16 oz) cans young green jackfruit (in water), drained
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- 1 red onion, cut into this strips
- 4 Tbsp. Pickapeppa sauce
- 1 Packet fajita seasoning
- water as needed
Directions
- Drain and rinse the canned jackfruit and place in your skillet.
- Shred the jackfruit until it resembles pulled pork
- Heat the skillet to medium, add water as needed to prevent sticking. Add half of the fajita seasoning and 2 Tbsp. of the sauce.
- Continue to brown the jackfruit stirring continuously, after 10 min. add the remaining fajita seasoning and the remaining 2 Tbsp. of the sauce. Cook for 10 more minutes.
- Once tender, add in the pepper and onion slices. Continue to stir and add water as needed until the onions are translucent.
- Remove from heat and set aside
- Heat tortillas and serve with your favorite fajitas sauce.
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