Smoked Jackfruit Sandwich

[Attjack]

I broke out the green veggie grill to smoke some jackfruit.



​​I shaped the jackfruit into a loaf and covered it in Memphis Dust





I made a sweet smokey bourbon BBQ sauce that I brushed on at the end of the smoke.



Then I "pulled" it and mixed it with more BBQ sauce.



I toasted the bun, spread mayo on both sides, added dill pickles, grated jicama, the jackfruit, caramelized onions, and cabbage slaw.

[Attjack]

I gotta say it was very good. This would be a great vegetarian option to serve along side a pulled pork option.

[Henrik]

Nice one! This should be a member recipe, feature on the public site!

[fzxdoc]

I'm assuming you smoked it to 165 degF. I've never had jackfruit, but from what I read it has the texture and taste of pulled pork. Is the dominant taste profile pretty sweet?

Kathryn

[RonB]

Inquiring minds want to know...

[Attjack]

Yeah, I took it to about 160. But no it's not sweet without the BBQ sauce. The texture is pretty pulled pork like though but softer. I could also see making it spicy instead of sweet.

[Attjack]

You want unripe jackfruit for this kind of thing.

[Troutman]

Why don't you just buy a Jackfruit? Good looking sandwich btw.

[Attjack]

Because I read processing is a difficult and laborious. Jackfruits are also very large. I bought unripe processed jackfruit. I hear it's often sold in cans.

[Attjack]

[Rod]

Are those the ones where they have to put up nets around the trees so when they fall they won't hit the ground and explode?

[Nate]

I had jackfruit from a road vendor in Jamaica earlier this year. Very large and would definitely take some time to process.

It took the guy a few minutes just to cut us a small slice and dig out a small bag of fruit for us.

Ripe it it definitely has a unique flavor and texture.