General Tso's Jackfruit - Vegan

I was never a fan of jackfruit but after making it as a replacement for the meat product, I stated to like the taste and texture. Its like tofu, it doesn't have its own flavor , you can add it in any sauce and it will take that sauce flavor and make it delicious.  I have made  Jackfruit Biryani - Kathal Biryani ,  Pulled Jackfruit Tacos,  Vegan Birria Quesadillas with Jackfruit, to name a few. And now I started to like it now. We all made General Tso sauce and use paneer, tofu, chicken, beef so why not this humble Jackfruit and here it is. It is ready in under 20 minutes and delicious.

I served it with fried rice , you can have it with plain white rice or noodles and If you need more vegetable on side you can have steamed bok choy or broccoli or carrots and diner is done. 

Ingredients :

1 tbsp. oil

2 cup defrost jackfruit or 1 can jackfruit

for sauce

3 tbsp. rice vinegar

3 tbsp. soy sauce or tamari 

2 tbsp. Hoisin sauce

1 tbsp. crushed or finely chopped ginger

3 cloves finely chopped garlic

1 tsp. corn starch

1 tbsp. sriracha or chili garlic sauce or red pepper flakes 

Garnish :

1/2 tsp. sesame seeds

Method :

If you are using frozen jackfruit then de frost it first and pat dry .

If you are using can one then drain , rinse and pat dry.

With fork or hands shred the jackfruit into bite sized pieces. I didn't like the seed in it so I took that out too. 

Heat a pan over medium heat. 

Add oil and jackfruit and cook for 5 minutes so its nicely warm and crispy too. 

In a small bowl combine sauce ingredients  together and mix it

Add sauce in to the pan and mix until jackfruit is covered in sauce. 

Cook on medium to low flame for 5 -6 minutes and make sure you are stirring occasionally till the sauce is thick and change the color little bit.

Don't let it burn the sauce , take it off from the heat and serve with rice and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top and enjoy warm General Tso's Jackfruit.