🔥 What Makes This Recipe So Good
If you’ve ever had pulled pork or shredded chicken sandwiches, you know all about those amazing combos of flavors and textures. Unfortunately, pork and chicken don’t really have a place in a meatless lifestyle. Thankfully, though, jackfruit does! Shredded jackfruit smothered with buffalo sauce makes the perfect sandwich filling thanks to the jackfruit’s meaty texture and its ability to take on any flavor.The flavors in a buffalo jackfruit sandwich are amazing, and meld together beautifully. Jackfruit has a fairly neutral flavor on its own, but here it’s cooked in buffalo sauce, soaking up all of that spicy flavor. Pair it with a cool, creamy, tangy coleslaw and a warm, toasted bun, and you’ve got the best of everything.
👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips
For even more flavor in the coleslaw, prepare it ahead of time and refrigerate it (covered) until you’re ready to serve it – ideally at least 30 minutes. The longer it chills, the more time the ingredients have to meld together and deepen. You’re welcome to chop the jackfruit pieces if you like, but I found shredding them by hand was so much faster and easier. Make the pieces as large or as small as you like, and feel free to break up the thick bases and toss them in, too. They’re totally edible, just a bit difficult to eat as one piece.Don’t overcook the jackfruit. Since you can basically eat it right out of the can, you don’t need to cook it to make it edible. We’re just trying to warm it up and give it plenty of time to soak up the buffalo sauce. I think the flavor and texture are much better when the jackfruit’s warm, too. No one wants burnt jackfruit on a buffalo jackfruit sandwich, though – trust me.
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