Flaky jackfruit, Old Bay seasoning, seaweed flakes, and a crispy baked coating come together to create a delicious and compassionate alternative to seafood.
Oven-fried Jackfruit Bites
Ingredients
- 1 20 oz can jackfruit in brine drained and rinsed
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1 tsp kelp granules
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup potato or corn starch
- 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Add all spices to a bowl and mix together until evenly combined. Add cornmeal and potato starch to a large dish along with half of the spice mixture and mix together until well combined. Add jackfruit to a separate dish along with lemon juice and the remaining spice mixture. Mix until evenly coated.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Take each jackfruit segment and coat on all sides with the seasoned cornmeal mixture, tap it on the edge of the dish to knock any excess coating loose before placing on baking sheet. Continue this process until all of the jackfruit segments are coated and evenly distributed on the baking sheet. Use a silicone sauce brush to dab a light layer of grapeseed oil on each piece of jackfruit. Flip over and repeat the process until all of the jackfruit segments are evenly coated.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then flip all the jackfruit segments with tongs and cook for an additional 15 minutes until both sides are golden brown and crispy. Serve with lemon wedges and vegan spicy mayo or vegan tartar sauce.
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11 Comments on “Oven-fried Jackfruit Bites”
Sounds terrific! Vegan seafood recipes and resources are available at: http://www.FishFeel.org/seafood
I love finding new ways to incorporate jackfruit into our diets. This is going to be great for snacking.
This looks delicious. I haven’t tried jackfruit before but have seen it in the grocery. This gives me some motivation to try it now that I know one way to prepare it.
I’m not vegan but I grew up eating jack fruit, and am loving all the jack fruit recipes popping up everywhere these days! I never had it like this and I can’t wait to try it!! Looks super awesome!! Thanks!!
This recipe sounds like the perfect snack!!!
This looks great! I’ve had jackfruit nachos and faux pulled pork, but never this way!
I’ve never had jackfruit. And I’m intrigued by this. I love seafood so I’d give this a try to see how it works out.
I haven’t made jackfruit at home yet…this is just the right recipe for my Meatless Monday! YUM!
I’ve never tried jackfruit, but I’ve heard amazing things about it! This sounds lovely.
Does the texture resemble that of fried fish–the flakiness, I mean?
I made this last night and it was great. This was my first time cooking jackfruit and it is more animal-like than I thought, which was kinda freaky. Not just the texture but the marks on the flesh from where the skin was look like scale marks! In any case we loved it, and I found that I could easily double the jackfruit and still had more than enough coating.