Jackfruit Carnitas

Ingredients

For the spice blend (this is relatively flexible – if you don’t have a couple of the spices on hand just work with what you’ve got):

• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• ¼ tsp paprika
• ½ tsp oregano
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 1 tsp soy sauce

For the carnitas:

• 1 Tbsp cooking oil Canola or something neutral
• 1 small onion diced
• 3 clove garlic crushed
• Homemade spice blend see above
• 1 20 oz can of Jackfruit in brine drained
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup