PULLED JACKFRUIT PIES
Pulled jackfruit is similar to pulled pork in taste and texture, and makes a great vegetarian option. These pies are delicious served with a crisp green salad.
This is the first time I’ve cooked with jackfruit, so I went for the safe option and stuffed it into pastry with some cheese to guarantee a delicious result.
Cooked like this, pulled jackfruit really is so much like pulled pork (just a little bit more tangy). I tested this recipe out on a few of Royce’s meat-loving family members and all had clean plates at the end!
If you’re unsure, I’d definitely encourage you to give it a try. Let me know what you think… then I’ll know whether to create some more jackfruit recipes or if I should give it a miss!!
PULLED JACKFRUIT PIES
Pulled jackfruit is similar to pulled pork in taste and texture, and makes a great vegetarian option. I’ve stuffed it into pastry for maximum deliciousness and served with a crisp green salad.
Ingredients
PULLED JACKFRUIT PIES
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry (300g/10.6oz)
- 2 x 400 g cans young green jackfruit (in brine/water) (2 x 14oz)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 brown onion
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/3 cup barbecue sauce (80ml)
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1/2-1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 100 g cheddar cheese (3.5oz)
- 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan (23g)
SALAD
- 60 g baby cos lettuce (2.1oz)
- 1 fennel bulb
- 2 celery stalks
- 3 spring onions
- 1/4 cup shaved parmesan (23g)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp caster sugar
Instructions
MAKE PIES
Get pastry out of freezer to defrost. Preheat oven to 190ºC (370ºF) fan bake and line a large oven tray with baking paper.
Place jackfruit in a colander and rinse. Chop off any harder (core) bits and discard. Use your hands to shred remaining jackfruit. Combine with sugar, mustard, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Slice onion into thin half rings.
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high. Add jackfruit and cook for 5 minutes. Add onion, barbecue sauce and water, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in soy sauce (adjust quantity to taste).
Cut cheddar into 8 slices. Slice each pastry sheet into 4 triangles. With the longer side of the triangles facing you, place a slice of cheese in the middle and top with jackfruit. Fold right-hand corner of triangle up to the top corner and use a fork to crimp the sides together. Repeat with left-hand corner (you should have an open section down the middle). Place pies on prepared tray and sprinkle with parmesan. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until puffed up and golden brown.
PREPARE SALAD
Meanwhile, place lettuce in a salad bowl. Remove fronds from the fennel and add to bowl. Discard stalks and thinly slice fennel bulb. Finely slice celery and spring onions. Add fennel, celery, spring onions and parmesan to salad. Whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard and sugar and season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle over salad and toss to combine.
SERVE
Serve cooked pies with a generous helping of salad.
Recipe Notes
WINE MATCH: A Riesling (or a Pale Ale!).
GLUTEN-FREE OPTION: I would forego the pie idea! Buy some gluten-free tortillas/tacos instead, warm them up and stuff the pulled jackfruit, grated (instead of sliced) cheese and salad into these. This makes the meal a little bit easier too! Ensure barbecue sauce is gluten-free and choose gluten-free soy sauce.
INGREDIENT SWAPS / NOTES: See above for a taco option. If jackfruit does not appeal to you, you could easily replace this with store-bought pulled pork (this means you can skip steps 2 and 3 too!). You will need around 450g/1lb. Fennel could be replaced with a large handful of extra lettuce or baby spinach.
STORING AND REHEATING: Store pies and salad separately. Pies are best reheated in the oven. You can reheat in the microwave but the pastry will be soggy.
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2 Comments
YUm, I’m looking forward to trying this. We are cutting red meat out of our diet so excited to try alternatives. We used Jack fruit in nachos recently and the kid’s loved it!!
Thanks Sophie! Good to know that jackfruit worked well in nachos, will have to give that a try! Hope you enjoy this recipe 😊