Chef John's Bacon Jam recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds bacon, chopped 2 teaspoons butter 4 large yellow onions, diced 1 teaspoon salt ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup sherry vinegar 1 ½ teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, divided 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 pinch cayenne pepper ½ cup water 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
Nutrition Info
- 153.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 9.8 gcholesterol: 22.3 mgfat: 9.3 gfiber: 0.9 gprotein: 7.5 gsaturatedFat: 3.1 gservingSize: -sodium: 633.9 mgsugar: 6.7 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Bacon Jam
Directions
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Place bacon in a large, heavy-bottomed pot and cook over medium heat until bacon is crispy and the rendered fat is foaming, about 10 minutes. Pour bacon and rendered fat into a strainer placed over a bowl to drain fat. When fat is drained and bacon is cool enough to handle, remove bacon to a cutting board and finely chop.
Return pot to medium heat, drizzle 2 teaspoons reserved bacon fat and butter in pan. Saute onions and 1 teaspoon salt until soft and translucent, 7 to 10 minutes.
Stir brown sugar, sherry vinegar, 1 teaspoon thyme leaves, black pepper, and cayenne into onion mixture, add bacon. Stir water into bacon mixture and cook until jam is a brick-brown bacon color and has a jam consistency, 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon thyme into jam, stir until shiny and heated through.