Before I get to the recipe , a little education on " Jackfruit"
For those who are new to jackfruit, you'll discover that there are multiple ways it can be used. It's often cooked in vegetarian dishe and has the texture to pulled pork when married with BBQ sauce. This type of jackfruit used for savory dishes is green and freshly picked. I happen to get mine at Trader Joe's , I've also seen in in Walmart - (20 ounce can in it's brine) My Cost was $1.59/can - you do not want to use the orange yellow in syrup - that's already rippened and sweet. Jackfruit in it's natural state can be up to 100 lbs - so canned is much easier !
Ok so how Easy is this - Let's get Started ! !
10 Min if Prep - 30 Min Bake! Easy...
1. You will want (2) Cans of Green Jackfruit in Brine
Open the can and drain your jackfruit.
At this point I sliced mine core and all.
Place in a large skillet and to that ad (1) Cup of Water . Cover and let simmer 10-15 minutes.
At this stage , you want to shred it with forks or gently with a masher. It will look just like pulled pork .
Toss in a Cup of your fav BBQ sauce and coat.
Transfer to a cookie sheet and spread out to an even layer- that's been sprayed with non stick spray, or on a silicone mat. Do not skip this step - you want to bake the sauce in and dry it out just a little.
Bake in oven at 325 for about 20-30 min and stir about 1/2 way through.
As you can see it gets nice and golden yummy looking.
Enjoy and trust me when I say you can feed it to a meat eater and they won't know the difference !!
