Ingredients
12
12 servings
- •1.5 pounds bacon, chopped
- •2 teaspoons butter
- •4 large yellow onions, diced
- •1 teaspoon salt
- •0.25 cup brown sugar
- •0.25 cup sherry vinegar
- •1.5 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, divided
- •1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- •1 pinch cayenne pepper
- •0.5 cup water
- •2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- •2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Warm a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add bacon; cook and stir until crispy and rendered fat starts to foam, about 10 minutes. Pour bacon and rendered fat into a strainer placed over a bowl. When fat is drained and bacon is cool enough to handle, remove bacon to a cutting board and finely chop.
- Return the pot to medium heat; drizzle 2 teaspoons reserved bacon fat and butter into the pot. Add onions and salt; cook until 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 has a brick-brown color and thick consistency, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon thyme; stir until shiny and heated through.
- Store in an airtight container.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 154
- Carbohydrate: 10g
- Fat: 9g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Sugar: 7g
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