Bacon Jam
Meaty, salty bacon, sweet onions, bitter coffee... what can you do with all this? Bacon jam! Your new favorite condiment and it's my jam!
Equipment
- Slow cooker
- Food Processor
- Measuring Spoons
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds bacon sliced, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces
- 2 onions medium yellow, diced small
- 3 garlic cloves smashed and peeled
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- ½ cup dark-brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup maple syrup pure
- ¾ cup coffee brewed
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until fat is rendered and bacon is lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
- With a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.
- Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet (reserve for another use); add onions and garlic, and cook until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes.
- Add vinegar, brown sugar, maple syrup, and coffee and bring to a boil, stirring and scraping up browned bits from skillet with a wooden spoon, about 2 minutes.
- Add bacon and stir to combine.
- Transfer mixture to a 6-quart slow cooker and cook on high, uncovered, until liquid is syrupy, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
- Transfer to a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped.
- Let cool, then refrigerate in airtight containers, up to 4 weeks.