BBQ pulled jackfruit sliders

with sweet potato wedges and carrot and apple slaw

 

Want that same pulled pork taste without the meat? Jackfruit is your new best friend!


What on earth is jackfruit?

 

Jackfruit is the largest tree fruit on the planet! Just one tree produces hundreds of fruit in one year! The ripe fruit is golden yellow in colour and tastes like a mix of banana and mango.

 

It was discovered that the young jackfruit, green in colour, can be shredded and looks and tastes similar to pulled pork!

 

 

Jackfruit

 

 

where can I find it?

 

Tinned young green jackfruit can be found in many Asian supermarkets and online. Make sure you buy the stuff in water, not brine!

 

 

So now we've had our jackfruit lesson, let's find out how to cook it!

 

This recipe serves two hungry people!

 

You will need:

• Two tins of jackfruit
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1tsp smoked paprika
• 1tsp brown sugar
• 1tsp garlic powder
• 1tsp onion powder
• 1\2 tsp chilli powder (you can make it more spicy if not making for kids)
• 1\2 tsp black pepper
• salt to taste
• Your favourite BBQ sauce
• Burger buns of your choice

For the slaw:

• One apple
• One large carrot
• 1/2 small red cabbage
• 2 tbsp your choice of mayo (we used vegan mayo)
• Juice of half a lemon
• Salt and Pepper to taste

For the sweet potato wedges:

• Two medium sized sweet potatoes
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1\2 tsp garlic powder
• 1\2 tsp chilli powder
• sprinkling of salt and pepper

Here's how to make it:

Sweet potato:
Simply chop your potato into wedges, add the oil and spices and stick in a hot oven (roughly 200 or 180 fan) and cook for around 40 minutes until soft all the way through.

Slaw:
Finely slice the cabbage and place into a bowl. Grate the apple and carrot and place into the bowl with the cabbage. Mix in the lemon juice, mayo, then add salt and pepper to taste. Done!

Jackfruit:
Drain the jackfruit and put it in a bowl, then cut off the hard core and throw that part away. place the rest back in the bowl.

Then shred the jackfruit with your fingers, it should come apart easily. Throw away any hard seeds you may find, like this one:

When it's all shredded, add the spices and give it a good mix around. Add the olive oil to a pan and when it's nice and hot add the jackfruit, cook for a few minutes for your spices to cook off and then add your BBQ sauce. How much you add is up to you, we like to add loads to make them extra saucy!

Once that is heated through your jackfruit is ready!

Assemble:
First place a nice large spoonful in your bun, add on top some slaw, and serve your sweet potato wedges on the side with more slaw if you wish.

Enjoy!






 



Smokey Sausage Casserole

 

Okay I know what you're thinking, It's still summer, it's not casserole weather yet! But as I'm writing this its cold and rainy outside, so I feel like the good old English weather has brought us to casserole season sooner than expected!

We enjoyed this on mash potato, but it also works with brown rice, or cous cous, or even a jacket potato! Let me know what you think and don't forget I love seeing your pics! This recipe serves 4.

 

you will need:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• pack of 6 sausages of your choice, we used the brand 'secret sausages'
• one onion, chopped
• one red pepper,chopped
• one stick of celery, chopped
• one carrot, grated
• One clove of garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• salt to taste
• tin of beans of your choice, drained and rinsed. We used haricot
• tin of passata
• 1 tsp Tamari or soy sauce
• 1tsp Maple syrup
• 350ml veggie stock

Now here's how to make it:

Put the oil in a large pan on medium heat, let it heat up then add the sausages. Cook until they are brown then remove from pan and set aside.

Add the onion, red pepper, celery, and carrot to the pan and cook for 5 minutes until the onion and celery start to turn translucent. Then add the spices, and crushed garlic and cook for a minute more.

The sausages should have slightly now, slice them in half on the diagonal, and add them back into the pan along with the beans. Then tip in the passata, putting a splash of water in the empty tin, giving it a swirl then adding it into the pan. Also add the stock. Finally add the Tamari and Maple syrup and give everything a good stir.

Let it bubble on a low heat until the sauce has thickened, about 25 minutes. Have a taste and add salt if desired or more pepper.

Serve with anything you like! We chose mash potato.

Enjoy!

Sausage Casserole with mash, perfect for a rainy Monday!