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Jamaican Jerk Jackfruit Caribbean Black Bean Mango Wraps. These Burritos are packed with hot shredded jerk jackfruit, black beans, mango and cucumbers. Serve as wraps or make a sandwich or bowl. Vegan Soy-free Recipe. Can be gluten-free. Pin this post. Jump to Recipe
You know whats amazing, loads of flavor with not much effort. These wraps filled with spiced jackfruit and beans have a load of flavor and can be served up any which way. Make just the Jamaican jerk jackfruit and fill up sandwiches or a grilled quesadilla with greens or onions and vegan cheddar (I use daiya cheddar slices), make the beans and some rice and fill up a bowl and top with chopped mango or other fruit. Or wrap everything up for all the flavors together.
The Jackfruit is amply spiced with homemade Jamaican jerk seasoning. The Caribbean black beans are simple beans with onion garlic and some orange juice. Use any crunchy veggies, greens and sweet fruits and fill up tacos or wraps. Try Jackfruit also in my Easy Jackfruit Curry or Chipotle Garlic Jackfruit Tacos. I use young green jackfruit. Young Jackfruit is available in canned, fresh or frozen form in Indian or Asian Stores. It is available canned online on stores like amazon.com. Be sure to get young jackfruit in water or brine. Ripe jackfruit is too sweet and is generally used as dessert or served directly as fruit. Add it to your chia pudding or oatmeal if you get the ripe jackfruit accidentally.
More Jackfruit Recipes from the blog.
- Easy Jackfruit Curry
- Vegan Tinga bowl with Hearts of Palm, Chickpeas, Spanish Rice – Sub hearts of palm with shredded jackfruit.
- Pulled Butternut Squash Tacos. Vegan Glutenfree Recipe – sub shredded squash with jackfruit.
- Jackfruit Meatballs Tacos
- Jackfruit Chickpea Coconut Stir Fry
- Chipotle Garlic Jackfruit Tacos.
Make some easy black beans
Cook the shredded jackfruit in jamaican jerk seasoning and broth, then continue to roast to dry them up a bit.
Layer up the beans, cilantro or baby greens, and jackfruit.
Something crunchy, something juicy.
Fold up and serve.
Jamaican Jerk Jackfruit Caribbean Black Bean Mango Wraps
Ingredients
Jamaican Jerk Jackfruit:
- 20 oz can young green jack fruit
- 2 tsp oil, divided
- 1.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp paprika
- 1/2 to 3/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp black pepper
- a good dash of cinnamon, nutmeg and all spice.
- 2 tsp or more lime juice
- 1.5 cups water
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp sugar or other sweetener
Caribbean Black Beans:
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 15 oz can black beans or 1.5 cups cooked
- 1/4 tsp all spice
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste, depends on the beans
- 1.5 tbsp orange juice or 2 tsp lemon juice + 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Other additions:
- Chopped mango
- sliced cucumbers or pickles
- cilantro or baby greens
- salt, pepper, lemon or lime juice
- large tortilla wraps
Instructions
Jamaican jerk Jackfruit:
- Drain the jackfruit and wash well. Squeeze out the liquid really well by pressing the jackfruit pieces in a paper napkin. Shred in a food processor or thinly slice using a knife. (For more flavor, toss the shredded jackfruit in the spices, herbs, lime juice and marinate in the fridge for an hour or overnight. then cook with water)
- Heat 1 tsp oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add shredded jackfruit and all dry spices (or 1.5 tbsp or more premade jamaican jerk seasoning) . Cook for 2-3 mins or until the spices start to smell roasted.
- Add lime juice and water and sugar and cook partially covered for 25 to 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Once the mixture is dry, taste and adjust salt and heat. Add in the 1 tsp oil and continue to roast the jackfruit until golden brown on some edges. Serve this in wraps, sandwiches, tacos, nachos.
Make the Caribbean black beans:
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until translucent. 4-5 mins.
- Add black beans, spices, water and orange or lime juice and simmer for 10 mins. Stir occasionally.
Make the wraps:
- Layer the black beans, then cilantro or chopped baby green, then a good helping of the jerk jackfruit, then cucumber and mango, lemon, salt and pepper. Fold into a burrito and serve.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I used the Pampered Chef Jamaican jerk seasoning instead of individual seasonings, a bag of frozen jack fruit. It was really good and flavorful.
yay – thank you!
Hi Richa, I was a little concerned by some of the reviews that suggested that this recipe might not be as flavoursome as I would like but I’m pleased to reassure anyone else that this is out of this world delicious ! 🙂I followed the instructions exactly except one thing which is to not cook the jackfruit in water. I cooked it dry adding a small amount of water every now and again to stop it sticking to the pan. This is hands down the best jackfruit recipe I’ve ever made. Thank you for another 5* recipe which will be on rotation in my family! 🙏🏼😃
yay!! thank you so much for this review – I appreciate it!
Can I freeze the jackfruit after it’s cooked? I’ve this once before and loved the spices and textures! I want to double it this time and freeze the leftovers 🙂
Followed instructions but needed a lot of improvement – so much so that I triple checked the ingredients list to make sure I didn’t make an error. The flavour was very weak despite fully draining the jackfruit & marinating it overnight. I’ve made similar recipes before and I realize that it’s missing was something more than dried seasoning! I added tomato paste, garlic and fried onion which hugely helped (& other recipes for jerk jackfruit tend to call for). This helped hugely, as the final product of the original recipe was just very bland, like seasoned water with chunky bits in it. Needs a lot more oomph as jackfruit is very bland.
The jackfruit gets cooked in that broth and it has to completely dry up so all the spice is then concentrated on the jackfruit. I am Glad you could adjust it to your preference
A great recipe! I used premade jerk seasoning which made it quick and easy, and the flavour was really nice. It went down really well tonight and my family have already asked for it to go on the list for next week. Thank you 😊
Awesome!! Do leave a rating too!
I was so excited to try this recipe because I love Jamaican Jerk, but this did not come together as I was hoping. It had a ton of spice, but no flavor, which is unfortunate. I have a lot of leftovers so I need to figure out how to revamp these so I don’t waste all of my food.
Hmm if there’s so much spice there should be flavor. Maybe it just needs additional salt?
My new favorite jackfruit recipe! Perfect heat and flavor. Super easy to make. Thank you! 🙂
Awesome !!
Was not clear on the directions. If you marinate this do you just cook it in water?
Can you tell me how to cook the jackfruit if it’s fresh? I couldn’t find canned jackfruit in town in MT today.
no problem – simply boil the jackfruit chunks for 45 minutes or until the inner flesh is soft and a bit stringy, like chicken. If you have a pressure cooker, 10 minutes is usually enough. When the jackfruit is cooked, peel off the skin to reveal the seeds and pods surrounding the seeds.
This is delicious! Love these tacos!!!
who doesn’t??!!