Jackfruit Feijoada

Per serving

100.7kcal
6.8гProteins
0.5гFats
18.3гCarbs

This jackfruit feijoada recipe was specifically made for the Rio Carnival, 294 years after the first recorded celebration, as it is recognised as the Brazilian national dish. If you struggling to find jackfruit in your local supermarket, it is also readily available online at speciality stores like here http://theasiancookshop.co.uk/green-jackfruit-3527-p.asp or alternatively you could use the more traditional ingredients, beef or pork instead.

Ingredients

10 serv.
  • jackfruit, raw, peeled and cut into chunks1 kg
  • mung beans, red, dried250 g
  • fermented black beans100 g
  • white onions200 g
  • garlic, peeled and crushed50 g
  • water or 1 -1 1/2 liter vegetable stock1 - 1 1⁄2 liter
  • liquid smoke (optional)30 ml

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Soak red mung beans in cold water overnight to rehydrate.

  2. 2

    Boil rehydrated mung beans, white onion, and garlic in water or vegetable stock for 1 hour or until beans are tender.

  3. 3

    Add liquid smoke, fermented black beans, and jackfruit. Simmer for 20 minutes or until jackfruit is fork tender.

  4. 4

    Season with salt if needed.

Source: food.com
Original recipe

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