Riding the enthusiasm wave that comes with starting a new project, I decided to try out a recipe I had done once before: pulled jackfruit. It's meant to replicate pulled pork, and I have to admit, it really does look like meat!
The jackfruit doesn't have any strong flavour, and so the sauce is really what makes or breaks the taste test. Luckily, using a traditional BBQ sauce tends to be a safe bet to recreate pulled pork flavour. Since store-bought sauce is loaded with sugar and extra ingredients that only Organic Chemists understand, I only used a small amount, and opted to add garlic, dijon mustard, and some spices to add taste.
Consistency-wise, it was pretty close to what I remember pork being like. I think frying it longer so it was crunchier would have be better, but my frying pan is... decent, at best. I still live that student life, remember? My dreams are of matching kitchenware, pretty dining room sets, and a garden that doesn't die at the first sign of summer.
But back to the jackfruit.
A quick search of what jackfruit looks like results in this:
Consistency-wise, it was pretty close to what I remember pork being like. I think frying it longer so it was crunchier would have be better, but my frying pan is... decent, at best. I still live that student life, remember? My dreams are of matching kitchenware, pretty dining room sets, and a garden that doesn't die at the first sign of summer.
But back to the jackfruit.
A quick search of what jackfruit looks like results in this:
But that's misleading. What you get out of a can looks more like this:
Image from: Eat Joyfully
It's a lovely shade of grey, no?
But if you can get past that and are looking to re-create this eerily-similar pork replacement, just grab a can of jackfruit (NOT the one in syrup!), pull apart the pieces to look like meat, and then fry it a bit in some BBQ sauce until you're bored. I don't think it has a minimum cook time. Unlike meat, undercooked jackfruit won't give you parasites or food poisoning.
With the summer heat hitting hard right now, I think pulled jackfruit sandwiches are definitely going to make a re-appearance at potlucks and BBQs. (Canada day celebrations, anyone?)
If you want more structured instructions, here's a bunch of links to recipes you can try!
Bon appetit!
But if you can get past that and are looking to re-create this eerily-similar pork replacement, just grab a can of jackfruit (NOT the one in syrup!), pull apart the pieces to look like meat, and then fry it a bit in some BBQ sauce until you're bored. I don't think it has a minimum cook time. Unlike meat, undercooked jackfruit won't give you parasites or food poisoning.
With the summer heat hitting hard right now, I think pulled jackfruit sandwiches are definitely going to make a re-appearance at potlucks and BBQs. (Canada day celebrations, anyone?)
If you want more structured instructions, here's a bunch of links to recipes you can try!
Bon appetit!