We made jackfruit carnitas using The Urban Housewife's recipe a few nights ago. I got the jackfruit (young, green, in brine) from my local Asian supermarket and then followed her method for rinsing, squeezing, and then coating the pieces with spices, except that I was too lazy to do each piece individually so I just shook spices over all the pieces in the crockpot and then stirred them to coat before adding the onion, garlic, and salsa verde. When we served them we added lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, and other taco fillings rather than just eating them "carnitas" style because that's not really our thing. This was such a simple and yummy dinner, so I'm sure we'll be doing it again soon. If you haven't given Melisser's wonderful recipe a try, get on it ASAP!
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I desperately want to give jackfruit a try [random: jackass is my favorite word to say in the English language], but there's something about it that truly freaks me out. sorry, mister Jack Fruit.
I've never tried jackfruit; but I really think that I must do so, since those carnitas look fabulous!
Holy Jackfruit, Batman. They look bueno. I have to check out M's blog...how did I miss these? I've only ever had j-fruit for dessert.
Thanks for posting a ling to this recipe! I picked up a can of young jackfruit awhile ago because I had rumors of using it as a meat sub but I couldn't seem to find a recipe...this one looks awesome and I need a crockpot recipe for tomorrow night's dinner. Can't wait to try it!
Rad rad rad & funny timing; my husband asked if we could have Jackfruit tacos this week literally 10 minutes before I saw this post! I'm making them Friday before my tattoo appointment, so I can just relax & dinner is done! woo.
I hope you liked them! :)
We loved them Melisser! You're a genius! Yay! :)
Ooh looks tasty! I've never had jackfruits before ...
Oh I just recently learned the fun of cooking meaty-stuffs with jackfruit. We do the BBQ sammies all the TIME!!
I'm lovin' this idea though and hadn't even HEARD of T.U.H.'s version. How did I miss it, I read her blog too!! We'll have to try it SOON though!!
those look amazing. just as good as the ones at pure luck....
That looks SO GOOD.
I've had 2 cans of jackfruit in my pantry for awhile now. It's time to bust them out already; I need jackfruit carnitas and bbq pulled-jackfruit sandwiches!!!
woo, jackfruit twins! well, okay, 'inspired by cinco de mayo fellow bloggers!'. I admittedly don't even know what carnitas style really is (except that there's radish sometimes, which actually sounds good), I just ate them with the works, too. I even grilled up peppers on my second round, which made them even better. Isn't it crazy how *easy* this is to make, too?
What, exactly, is jackfruit? It looks yummy, that's for sure!
I have a can of jackfruit in my pantry just waiting for this to happen. Looks yummy!
This reminds me that I need to try this!! Now I just need to hunt down some jackfruit...
mmm, they look awesome! i don't think i've had jackfruit... i should try this
hmmm...seems like jackfruit is all over the vegan blog world these days...interesting.
what a great idea!
textual bulldog!? where are you? Come back!
i've seen those cans, but didn't know what to do with them - i've read melisser's post, but yours looks awesome too! i must try this :) by the way, i moved my blog to http://stoniebrook.blogspot.com!
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