Bacon Onion Jam
Bacon Jam: Salty, meaty, chewy, sweet, savoury, smoky, bacony goodness. Bacon is crisped and made into the ultimate breakfast spread with maple syrup, onions, coffee, brown sugar and pepper. There is simply nothing better than this on toast with a fried egg on top!
Ingredients
- 3 pounds bacon
- 4 large yellow onions peeled and thinly sliced
- 8 cloves garlic smashed with the flat side of a knife or a pan and peeled
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cups very strong brewed black coffee
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Cut the bacon slices into one inch strips. Add the bacon to a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook the bacon, stirring frequently, until the bacon is browned. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon to a paper-towel lined plate. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon drippings into a heat-proof jar with a tight-fitting lid.*
- *Save the bacon drippings in the refrigerator. That's too much flavor to trash!
- Place the Dutch oven back over the medium-high heat and add the onions and garlic. Stir well and reduce heat to medium. Continue to cook for about 8 minutes, or until the onions are mostly translucent. Add the remaining ingredientsn and stir well.
- Bring to a boil, stirring frequently, and boil hard for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, stir the browned bacon into the onions and liquid , and drop heat again, this time to low.
- Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally to make sure things aren't sticking, adding 1/4 cup of water if it seems to be drying out. When the onions are meltingly soft and the liquid is thick and syrupy, remove the dutch oven from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the contents of the Dutch oven to the work bowl of a food processor that has been fitted with a blade. Fit the lid in place and pulse several times or until the Bacon Jam is a spreadable consistency. Scrape into a jar (or jars) or a container with a tight fitting lid. Store in the refrigerator for up to one month or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
- Can be served cold, room temperature or warmed.
Notes
The bacon jam could take up to 3 hours to reduce to a syrupy consistency. Just stick with it!
When you transfer the Bacon Jam from the food processor into storage containers, I recommend using several smaller containers. This way, you can label and freeze all but one of the containers.
This allows you to have fresh bacon jam on hand for a much longer time.
Nutrition
Calories: 225kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 285mgPotassium: 138mgSugar: 10gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 1.2mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 0.3mg
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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