I was finally able to give this BBQ pulled pork sandwich recipe a try. But I didn't use pulled pork. I used something called jackfruit as a substitute. Although it is a fruit, is lends itself well to soak up other flavors, like BBQ sauce. After cooking it for a while, it breaks down into the consistency of pulled pork.

I got the jackfruit in brine from Trader Joes. Most recipes call for water as the liquid, or fresh is best, but this worked out pretty well for the first time.

Just drain and rinse and then spice em' up! For spices I just used some chili powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper, and a little cayenne pepper. For the slaw I used a shredded cabbage and carrot with the some mayo and mustard and salt and pepper.

I could definitely have shredded the jackfruit up more to get the real shreddyness you get with real pulled pork, but we were hungry and didn't care so we called it good.

The only thing I would have added would have been pickles. It would have been 5 stars for sure with a little bit of pickle acid to cut some of the bbq and slaw. But it was good enough to definitely make again.

I was pretty impressed with the quality of these pictures too. I just got the iPhone 8 and so far I haven't had many complaints. The camera seems to do these close up shots fairly nicely.