foto: YouTube/Oma Eko
Brilio.net - Jackfruit is known as a fruit that has a sweet taste, but it can not only be enjoyed when ripe. Raw jackfruit is often processed into various delicious dishes, one of which is gudeg, a typical Yogyakarta food made from young jackfruit with herbs and spices.
To get a soft texture, young jackfruit is usually boiled first. This process can take 30-45 minutes because of the thick size of the jackfruit. It is important to boil young jackfruit in the right way so that it does not turn black, which is caused by the sap on its surface. This sap not only changes the color but can also make the jackfruit taste bitter. So, how to overcome it?
To minimize this from happening, you can imitate what YouTube user Oma Eko did. In one of her videos, this woman provides a tutorial on how to boil young jackfruit so that it becomes soft quickly and the results do not turn black.
As reported by BrilioFood from YouTube Oma Eko, Monday (4/11), peel the skin and cut the young jackfruit into small pieces. In her video, this woman cuts the young jackfruit into cubes.
photo: YouTube/Oma Eko
After cutting it, don't forget to wash the young jackfruit thoroughly. Rub and rinse it several times so that the young jackfruit pieces are maximally clean and free from any sticky sap.
photo: YouTube/Oma Eko
Put the young jackfruit pieces into a pot of boiling water. Don't forget, he also added 1 tsp of baking soda into the boiling water. Cover and boil the young jackfruit for a few minutes.
"Using this one ingredient is guaranteed to make the young jackfruit soft quickly and its color will not turn black," he explained.
photo: YouTube/Oma Eko
When it has been boiled for 5-7 minutes, remove and put the young jackfruit into a container with holes. Pour cold water to stop the cooking process on the young jackfruit.
photo: YouTube/Oma Eko
When it is cold, drain and the young jackfruit is ready to be processed into various appetizing dishes. In addition to the color remaining white, this method is also more gas efficient. How could it not be, in just 5-7 minutes, you can produce boiled young jackfruit with a soft texture.
photo: YouTube/Oma Eko
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