The nutritional value of jackfruit is very high, containing sugars, proteins, etc. The appearance of jackfruit is a bit like durian, but it is sweeter than durian. With such rich nutrition in jackfruit, how should you eat it? Let's follow the editor to find out!
How to eat jackfruit
1. Eat it raw: Cut it open directly and eat it as a fruit.
When cutting jackfruit, you need to cut off the white, sticky part in the middle. Use a plastic bag or保鲜袋 to wipe off the sticky substance on it. Peel out each yellow pulp, then take out the seeds inside, and eat the yellow pulp.
It can also be refrigerated for a period of time before eating, which makes its taste even sweeter and more fragrant. After eating, the fragrance lingers in your mouth, just like chewing gum, and it can improve bad breath.
2. Cook it: Stew it
Stewed Jackfruit with Squab
Ingredients: Jackfruit, Squab
Method: Remove the seeds from the jackfruit and use only a few slices. Place them with the squab in a pot, add water, and simmer slowly in a clay pot. It will be ready in about an hour. Add some seasonings. The stewed dish will be fragrant enough to fill the whole house, it's delicious but not greasy, has a great texture, and also has beauty benefits. In addition, it has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, improving sleep quality, promoting saliva production, and quenching thirst.
Stuffed Jackfruit with Glutinous Rice
Ingredients: Jackfruit, Glutinous rice, Chicken oil, White sugar
Method: Soak the glutinous rice in clean water overnight. At the same time, scoop out all the pulp from the jackfruit and put it in the refrigerator. The next day, mix the chicken oil with the glutinous rice and steam over high heat until it boils, then simmer over low heat for a quarter of an hour. Then, mix the white sugar with the steamed glutinous rice and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then, put it in the refrigerator. After a while, scoop out the seeds from the jackfruit and fill it with the glutinous rice, and it's ready to eat.
In addition to being rich in nutrition, jackfruit has many ways to be cooked. Hurry home and make some jackfruit!