Jackfruit BBQ With Caramelized Onions and Jalapenos
This is a one pot BBQ meal. I caramelize the onions, garlic and jalapenos before adding the jackfruit. Cooking the jackfruit with the BBQ sauce intensified the smoky rich BBQ flavor. The pressure from the instant pot tenderizes the jackfruit and brings all the flavors together.
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 2 20 ounce Cans green jackfruit in brine (I used Trader Joe's)
- 1-2 Cloves Garlic
- 6 Hamburger buns
- 1/2 onion
- 1/2 Jalapeno
- 3 Drops Liquid smoke (optional)
- 18 ounces Barbecue sauce
- 1/4 Cup Water
Instructions
- Prepare your jackfruit: open both cans and drain and rinse. Cut off any hard sections and place the soft sections in a bowl.
- Slice onion into thin rings, dice jalapeno (remove seeds) and garlic. Put instant pot on saute mode and add the onion, garlic and jalapeno. Mix ingredients together adding water a few tablespoons at a time to keep mixture from burning or sticking to inner pot.
- Once the onion mixture has a nice brown color, add the jackfruit and mix to incorporate. Turn the saute feature off.
- Pour in approximately 1/2- 3/4 of the bottle of BBQ sauce (This is dependent on personal taste and how much sauce you like).
- Turn the instant pot on manual and set the timer for 5 minutes. Allow the the instant pot to come down to pressure naturally. (10-11 minutes)
- Turn instant pot off. Remove lid and mix the the jackfruit.
- Serve with buns and coleslaw