Homemade Bacon Jam Recipe
Homemade Bacon Jam Recipe.
A to die for jam made with onions, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, garlic, bourbon whiskey, sherry vinegar, maple syrup, and brewed coffee.
Great for breakfast, brunch or dinner!
This recipe will be a favorite for the bacon lover in your family!
Goes great on waffles, toast, English muffins, pancakes, or Cheeseburgers!
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What goes with Bacon Jam?
Toast
English Muffins
Waffles
Pancakes
Cheeseburgers
Hamburgers
Crackers
Grilled Cheese
Scrambled Eggs
Use in Meatloaf
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Homemade Bacon Jam
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 lbs bacon cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ cup bacon drippings
- 2 large yellow onions cut into very thin slivers
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup garlic minced
- 1 cup bourbon whiskey
- ½ cup sherry vinegar
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 cup brewed coffee
Instructions
- Heat a large saucepan at medium/high heat.
- Add bacon, cook stirring often approx 10 minutes or until bacon begins to brown.
- Drain grease leaving approx ¼ in the pan.
- Add onion to the bacon in the saucepan and cook, stirring often approx 10 minutes or until the onions are soft.
- Add brown sugar and stir to mix well.
- Cook, stirring often approx 5 minutes or until the onions are coated and sticky.
- Stir in in cayenne pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, and garlic.
- Cook, stirring often approx 5 minutes or until garlic becomes soft.
- Stir in whiskey, sherry vinegar, maple syrup, and coffee.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally approx 35 minutes or until thickened and slightly wet.
- Stir in the ketchup
- Cook 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Remove pan from heat and allow to cool.
- In a food processor, add bacon jam pulse until it forms a spreadable jam that's a bit chunky.
- Will last in the refrigerator for 2 weeks when stored in an airtight container.
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