How to Make BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches

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Tabitha Brown says make sure you add extra garlic powder, because that’s your business.

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/how-to-make-jackfruit-bbq-sandwiches



I remember my grandmother telling me that the best meals aren’t made by following recipes and the only measuring cups you need are your eyes and your gut instinct. I’ve applied this cooking technique to many dishes since then and have seldom been disappointed. But recently, I have found myself craving meat dishes less and begun seeking out ways to make my plant-and fruit-based meals taste just as savory without having to follow 40-step recipes.

I discovered the key way to making meatless meals actually taste good is by using the cousin of the beloved fig: jackfruit. This low-cal and low-sodium tropical fruit is magical in its own right, as when you cook it out on the stove, it looks just like pulled chicken or pork. And tastes like it too if you use the right blend of seasonings and sauces. While you can make a variety of things with jackfruit, including “burgers,” “ribs,” and even curry, I wanted to attempt to recreate a dish that seemed fool-proof for my limited skills with it.



I knew I had to enlist the help of well known TikTok star, actress, and everyone’s favorite vegan, Tabitha Brown. I initially discovered that I could use jackfruit to create faux BBQ sandwiches through one of Brown’s tutorials on her Instagram page and I was intrigued and amazed at how easy the process was. Over a laughter-filled Zoom call, Brown walked me through how she makes her jackfruit BBQ sandwiches, while also plugging in some of her favorite seasonings made by small businesses around the country that I quickly jotted down for future reference. Because that’s my business.

Ingredients for a BBQ jackfruit sandwich

The first step in making a successful jackfruit BBQ sandwich is of course getting your hands on the right type of jackfruit. The last thing you want is to take home a giant green fruit and break your hands trying to open it (been there, almost did that). “The thing about jackfruit is that you have to cook it a certain way to make sure that it’s pleasing to the pallet, child, because the first time I had jackfruit, it was terrible because it wasn’t cooked properly,” Brown told me. As opposed to the pre-cooked packaged jackfruit or a whole unsliced jackfruit, Brown said to get canned jackfruit from Trader Joe’s or your local Asian market. Make sure it’s canned young green jackfruit in water, not brine.

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[mitch96]

1. Hummm this sounds interesting.. I'm running out of tofu recipes and this might change things.

I keep seeing jackfruit at the market and was "jackcurious"...tnx
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