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Bacon Jam

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pkgs bacon, chopped
  • 3 onions, finely chopped
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 1/2 cups brewed coffee

Instructions
 

  • In a large frying pan, fry batches of the chopped bacon until bacon is lightly crispy.
  • Drain all but 1 tbsp of the bacon fat.
  • Add the chopped onions and minced garlic on low-medium heat and cook for about 10 minutes, until onions are soft.
  • Transfer fried bacon and onion mixture to a medium Le Crueset pot.
  • Add vinegar, brown sugar, maple syrup and coffee and on low heat cook for 1 1/2- 2 hours.
  • Stirring occasionally.
  • Remove from heat and let cool.
  • Once cooled, add bacon mixture to a food processor and process until finely minced (jam consistency)
  • Pour into a glass jar and store in the refrigerator
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