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Teriyaki Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches
[Vegan, Gluten-Free]

RS By: Rosie Newton and Dillon Sivyour

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Teriyaki Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

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These Asian inspired jackfruit sandwiches are the best way to spend your weekend afternoon. Tender pulled jackfruit is coated in a homemade teriyaki sauce and paired with a crisp, spicy, and tangy purple cabbage slaw between two toasted buns. They're sweet, sticky, tangy, crisp, and absolutely finger-lickin' delicious.

Ingredients You Need for Teriyaki Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

For the Teriyaki Pulled Jackfruit:

7 ounces fresh jackfruit (or canned in water, see notes)
1/4 cup soy sauce or tamari
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon date syrup
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon corn starch/corn flour

For the Asian Slaw:

1/2 a small red cabbage
2 spring onions
2 teaspoon wasabi powder (or 1 teaspoon wasabi paste)
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon mirin
2 tablespoons lime juice

To Serve:

2-3 gluten-free buns
Fresh basil leaves (optional)

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How to Prepare Teriyaki Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

To start, prepare your jackfruit. Remove any hard cores and slice in half.
In a non-stick pan, whisk together soy sauce, water, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger, date syrup, and brown sugar over medium heat.
Take the corn starch and separately whisk with 2 tablespoons of water until there are no lumps. Whisk into the rest of the sauce.
Whisk frequently until it starts to thicken. Now, add the jackfruit to the sauce.
Keep stirring the jackfruit and sauce adding water when needed, to stop the sauce burning and thickening too much (see notes).
After 20-25 minutes of cooking the jackfruit, shred with two forks to imitate the texture of pulled pork.
For the slaw, chop the cabbage thinly along with the spring onion. Toss together with the wasabi, mirin, lime juice, and seasoning to taste.
Toast your buns and assemble the burgers.

Notes

Fresh jackfruit can be found at most Indian grocery stores. When the sauce starts to bubble, add 1/8 cup water. You may need 1/8 cup more.

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