I’ll be honest .. I’ve been put off jackfruit after Phil tried a ‘pulled pork’ version at a vegan festival and said it was one of the worst things he’d ever eaten.  Did I really want to try making something that could be THAT bad?

After a lovely friend’s assurance that jackfruit is, in fact, not the food of the devil (even going so far as to get hold of a can for me – don’tcha love friends who give you food?!) and seeing SO MANY drool worthy pictures of the vilified ‘pulled pork’ I HAD to find out for myself!

And boy oh boy, Phil has it ALL wrong.  Maybe the recipe he tried wasn’t right because this stuff is mana from heaven!

I’ll admit, it IS an odd texture.  When it’s cooked it looks for all the world like actual pulled pork.  Straight out of the can .. not so much.  Reminds me more of tuna.

It’s also important (if you’re using the canned version) to remove the very woody stem – just flake off the flesh and use that.

For this BBQ Jackfruit Sliders recipe I’m using my version of BBQ sauce.  If you’ve followed us for a while you’ll know I’m a spice wimp so feel free to up the fieryness of the sauce to your own taste.  Don’t knock it till you try it though – this sauce is full of sweet, sticky BBQ flavour.

I also made great use of our Ora round kitchen towels.  Sliders are MESSY!!  And they hold the bun perfectly – being cone shaped ‘n all – keeping the filling IN the bun not in your lap (or down your bra if you’re THAT shape – sometimes my boobs eat more than I do ?)

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