Fy-Anna the Racy Chef's Pulled Jackfruit

Pulled Jackfruit with Rice and Guacamole

• This no frills healthy vegan meal is rich in nutrients and counts toward your five a day too! Jackfruit makes a great pulled pork substitute and is rich in fibre, vitamin B6 and potassium.

• For extra protein why not add a can of black beans in the final ten minutes of cooking time.

Ingredients to Serve 4:

- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

- ⁠1 teaspoon cinnamon

- ⁠2 teaspoons smoked paprika

- ⁠1 teaspoon cumin 

- ⁠1 red onion chopped

- ⁠1 teaspoon chopped garlic

- ⁠1 tablespoon hot sauce, plus more to taste at the end if you like it spicy

- ⁠4 tablespoons barbecue sauce plus more to taste at the end for extra stickiness or if you like it extra sweet

- ⁠1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes

- ⁠2 400g tins of jackfruit

- ⁠200ml water

- ⁠4 tsp lime juice or a fresh lime for squeezing

- ⁠salt and pepper to taste

- ⁠basmati or long grain white rice

- ⁠2 avocados

Method:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion until soft, then add the garlic, cumin, paprika and cinnamon and stir until well mixed 

• Add the hot sauce, barbecue sauce, water, chopped tomatoes and jackfruit and bring to a simmer, stirring everything well.

• Then cover and cook on low simmer for thirty five minutes, stirring regularly.

• Meanwhile cook the rice according to packet instructions and keep to one side.

• Prepare the guacamole by mashing the avocado with half of the lime juice, (saving the rest for the jackfruit),salt and pepper. Set to one side.

• When 35 minutes is up, remove the lid from the jackfruit and cook for ten more minutes, using a fork to mash up the fruit for that 'pulled' effect. Taste and season as you go with salt and pepper and lime juice. Add more hot sauce for a spicier dish or more barbecue sauce for a sweet and stickier finish.

  

  Serve with rice and guacamole for a filling and healthy meal.