Teriyaki Pulled Jackfruit Burger
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-free, Asian
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Serves: 2 - 3 Burgers
 
The ethical and healthier pulled pork replacement. Asian inspired jackfruit, with home-made teriyaki sauce and purple cabbage slaw.
Ingredients
TERIYAKI PULLED JACKFRUIT
  • 200g Fresh Jackfruit (or canned in water)
  • ¼ cup soy sauce or tamari
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tbsp. Rice wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • tsp grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp. date syrup
  • 2 tbsp. dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp. corn starch/corn flour
ASIAN SLAW
  • Half a small red cabbage
  • 2 Spring onions
  • 2 tsp wasabi powder (or 1 tsp wasabi paste)
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp. mirin
  • 2 tbsp. lime juice
TO SERVE
  • 2-3 Gluten-free buns
  • Fresh basil leaves (optional)
Instructions
  1. To start, prepare your jackfruit. Remove any hard cores and slice in half.
  2. In a non-stick pan, whisk together soy sauce, water, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger, date syrup and brown sugar on medium heat.
  3. Take the corn starch and separately whisk with 2 tbsp of water until there are no lumps. Whisk into the rest of the sauce.
  4. Whisk frequently until it starts to thicken. Now add the Jackfruit to the sauce.
  5. Keep stirring the jackfruit and sauce adding water when needed, to stop the sauce burning and thickening too much*
  6. After 20-25 mins of cooking the jackfruit, shred with two forks to imitate the texture of pulled pork.
  7. For the slaw, chop the cabbage thinly along with the spring onion. Toss together with the wasabi, mirin, lime juice and seasoning to taste.
  8. Toast your buns and assemble the burgers!
Notes
* When the sauce starts to bubble, add ⅛ cup water. I added about ¼ cup of water during the process.
Recipe by The Hungry Herbivores at https://www.thehungryherbivores.com/teriyaki-pulled-jackfruit-burger/