Brilio.net - Jackfruit is a fruit that can be enjoyed at various stages of ripeness. In addition to being consumed when ripe, jackfruit can also be processed when it is still young or raw. Young jackfruit is often used as the main ingredient in vegetable dishes that complement the main meal. Two examples of famous dishes that use young jackfruit are gudeg and jackfruit curry.
Before being processed into a delicious dish with various herbs and spices, young jackfruit needs to go through a boiling process first. The purpose of this boiling is to change the texture of young jackfruit which was initially hard to be softer and smoother. This process usually takes between 30 to 45 minutes to reach the desired level of softness.
However, boiling young jackfruit requires special attention. If not done properly, the boiled young jackfruit can turn black. This color change is caused by the high sap content in young jackfruit. When boiled, the sap can react and change the surface color of the young jackfruit to a darker color. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to the right boiling technique so that the young jackfruit remains fresh and attractive.
To anticipate these things, you can imitate a simple tutorial shared by YouTube user CHANEL MAMA FREDO. Through one of the videos uploaded, he shared how to boil young jackfruit to save gas and quickly become soft in just 5 minutes. In addition, the results of boiled young jackfruit can also be clean and white.
Usually, to anticipate sap and speed up the boiling of young jackfruit, some people will add baking soda to the boiling water. However, not with YouTube user CHANEL MAMA FREDO. Reported by BrilioFood on Thursday (10/10), she only uses salt and cooking oil.
For the method, boil water until boiling in a pan. Once done, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and 1 tablespoon of salt. Using these additional ingredients can not only speed up the boiling process, but also keep the appearance of young jackfruit clean and white.
photo: YouTube/CHANEL MAMA FREDO
After that, put in the young jackfruit that has been cut into pieces and washed clean. Stir until everything is completely submerged. Next, boil the young jackfruit for 5 minutes. Make sure the pan is in an open position so that the jackfruit does not turn black.
photo: YouTube/CHANEL MAMA FREDO
If so, turn off the stove. Then cover the pan and let it sit for 15 minutes. That way, the hot steam will be trapped and the jackfruit ripening process will continue. This will make the young jackfruit ripe and soft even though the fire is turned off.
photo: YouTube/CHANEL MAMA FREDO
After 15 minutes, remove and drain the young jackfruit. In the video, the boiled result looks white. Now, the young jackfruit that is soft and ripe is ready to be processed again with various herbs and spices.
"The jackfruit is very soft, it's a great trick to save gas," says YouTube CHANEL MAMA FREDO.
photo: YouTube/CHANEL MAMA FREDO
How? How to boil young jackfruit is quite practical, right? No wonder then that this video has been watched more than four thousand times. Among the viewers, there are a number of netizens who also gave direct responses in the comments column.
"I want to try it," said YouTube Supriyadi Dodon.
"Awesome," said YouTube user Norlince Toabnani.