I’m trying to eat less meat for my health. Trouble is – I love meat. The thought of just having a salad for dinner makes me sad. I heard about jackfruit awhile back. While wondering around Whole Foods, I found a can of it. Why not . . .
My son and I tried it out of the can. Not horrible, but didn’t seem like a meat. Tastes like a mild artichoke out of the can. I stumbled upon a few recipes for making BBQ sandwiches out of it and picked a few things from each.
Actually, it turned out fantastic.
1 can of jackfruit (rinsed)
1/2 cup or so of chopped onion
a few dashes of liquid smoke
BBQ sauce
Over medium heat, cook the jackfruit and chopped onion for around 10 minutes. I added water whenever it started to stick – maybe 1/4 cup or so. You can add water as often as you want. You probably could cover and lower the temp, but I never seem to do this.
After the 10 minutes or so, smash the jackfruit with a potato masher or use two forks to give it a stringy pork BBQ texture. Add some bbq sauce and let it heat through. Put on your favorite bun and enjoy!