The hearts of your pulled-pork-loving buddies will skip a beat.
BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Tacos
The hearts of your pulled-pork-loving buddies will skip a beat.
Author: APB: Eats
Ingredients
- 1 20-ounce can of young green jackfruit in water or brine (not in syrup!)
- ½ cup chopped shallots (or yellow onion, if you prefer)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon certified-vegan brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper (or more to taste; if your BBQ sauce has a kick, you may not want to go too heavy on the cayenne)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ cup barbecue sauce (plus more for dressing tacos)
- ¼ cup water
- Tortillas or taco shells (whatever your preference)
Toppings:
- Avocado, shredded purple cabbage, vegan sour cream, cilantro, or your favorite toppings
Instructions
- Drain, rinse, and dry jackfruit. Cut off the hard, center core portion of the fruit (just as you would cut off the center core of a pineapple wedge) and discard. Place in mixing bowl. Use a fork to somewhat shred the chunks of jackfruit (you don't have to go crazy; as it softens while cooking, you'll be able to further shred it). Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, paprika, salt, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, onion powder, salt, and oregano. Pour this mixture over the jackfruit and toss to coat.
- In another small bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce and water.
- In a skillet, heat olive oil and saute shallots for 2-3 minutes. Add the seasoned jackfruit and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently so as to get the jackfruit fully colored by the spices.
- Add the barbecue sauce mixture to the skillet and cook, covered, on a low heat for 20 minutes (until jackfruit is tender), stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn't stick to the pan or burn.
- Heat up your tortillas or taco shells, and spoon out a generous portion of the barbecued jackfruit on top, adding a bit more barbecue sauce if desired. Garnish with slices of avocado, shredded purple cabbage, vegan sour cream, cilantro, or your favorite toppings.