spicy pulled "pork" sliders w/ honeycrisp slaw

honeycrisp apples only come around for a short time, and when they do you just gotta snatch them up. so of course, a sweet honeycrisp apple slaw calls for a spicy bbq sandwich to pile it onto...i tried out the infamous jackfruit for this recipe. so for those who want to avoid the soy and the gluten, this one's for you.

pulled "pork" sliders w/ honeycrisp apple slaw

makes 10-12 sliders

for the slaw

½ small head red cabbage – chopped

½ red onion – chopped

2 honeycrisp apples – julienned

1 ½ cup vegenaise

1 tbsp celery seed

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp garlic powder salt and pepper

for the bbq pulled “pork”

½ Vidalia onion – chopped

2 cloves garlic – minced

1 jalapeno – chopped

1 cup ketchup

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 ½ tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp vegan worcestershire

1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

¾ can of beer

1 – 2 drops of liquid smoke

1 can of jackfruit (in brine, NOT syrup)

1 package of small slider buns

in a small mixing bowl, combine the vegenaise, celery seed, red wine vinegar and garlic powder. mix together well and set aside.

in a medium bowl add your chopped cabbage, apples and onions. fold in your dressing, add salt and pepper to taste and let cool for a few hours.

(if you don’t have time, feel free to use your favorite store bought bbq sauce)

in a medium skillet combine your onion, garlic, jalapeno, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, worcestershire and red pepper flakes. simmer for 10-12 minutes. you can now add your beer and liquid smoke. simmer for another 10 minutes.

in a medium sized crock-pot transfer your bbq sauce over and add your drained jackfruit on medium-high, for 2-4 hours. as it cooks the jackfruit will start to fall apart.

after 2 or so hours you should be able to pull the jackfruit apart with a fork. make sure to keep folding it in with the bbq sauce. pile each bun with bbq jackfruit first, then the honeycrisp slaw.

serve with a cold beer.

enjoy!