Bacon Jam
Here's a simple bacon jam recipe, perfect for adding a special touch to your meals, and this version doesn't include any alcohol.
Servings 1 Jar
Calories 312kcal
Cost Rs 1000
Ingredients
- 500 g Bacon I have used smoked Bacon
- 2 Onion
- 10 cloves Garlic
- 1 inch Ginger optional
- ⅓ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar packed
- ⅓ cup Maple Syrup optional
- 1 Tsp. Black Pepper Powder
- 1 Tsp. Salt
- ¾ cup Freshly Brewed Coffee
- 1 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
Instructions
- Chop Onion and garlic roughly cut julienne strips of Ginger.
- Heat an iron wok and start cooking the bacon preferably in 2-3 batches. The Bacon will be cooked in own oil.
- Once crisp, strain the bacon from the Pan and place over tissue paper to soak the fat.
- Discard the fat from the Pan after keeping 2 Tbsp. of melted fat in reserve.
- Heat the remaining fat along with butter and start frying the onion on medium flame.
- Once caramelized, add chopped garlic and chopped Ginger and cook for one more minute.
- Now add Maple Syrup, Brown Sugar, Black Pepper Powder, Salt and freshly brewed Coffee.
- In between roughly chop the fried bacon and add.
- Start cooking in slow flame upon covering the pan with a lid till the liquid absorbed completely.
- It took me around 20 minutes to reach the perfect consistency of the Bacon Jam.
- The end result will be thick and rich, blackish red Bacon Jam.
- Use an airtight jar to store the Bacon Jam.
- It can be stored in the refrigerator for around 3-4 weeks.
- You can add bourbon for alcoholic version.
Notes
If Maple syrup is not available, replace it with 2 Tbsp. Brown Sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Tbsp. | Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.4g | Protein: 7.6g | Fat: 23.2g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 392mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 15.5g
