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Pulled BBQ Jackfruit

Smoky, saucy, piled-high pulled 'pork' — nobody will guess it's fruit.

⏱️Quick & Easy
30 min Serves 4
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What you'll need

  • 2 cans young green jackfruit in water, drained
  • 1 cup no-sugar-added barbecue sauce
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Whole-grain buns and crunchy slaw, to serve

Let's cook

  1. 1

    Squeeze the jackfruit dry, then pull each piece apart with your fingers or two forks until it looks shredded and stringy.

  2. 2

    Warm the oil in a skillet and cook the jackfruit with the paprika, garlic, and onion powder for 5 minutes so it soaks up the smoke.

  3. 3

    Pour in the barbecue sauce and vinegar with a splash of water, then let it simmer 10–15 minutes until saucy and deeply flavored.

  4. 4

    Mash a little with the back of a spoon as it cooks — that's what gives it the tender, pulled texture.

  5. 5

    Pile it onto buns with a heap of crunchy slaw. Napkins required.

Why this works

Young jackfruit shreds just like slow-smoked pork and drinks up a tangy barbecue sauce, so you get that Southern cookout classic in half an hour — no smoker, no meat, all the joy.