Recipe: Bacon-Tomato Jam

 

 

 

I decided to surprise Mike with a jam. I've never made jam before, and this recipe seemed too easy to be true...but my luck turned out pretty good, because it was easy and tasty! Mike had said that he needed protein in his breakfast to be full and happy during the day at work, and that of course, means he would be happy coming home too! So, that was honestly, the main reason that I did this!

 

Needless to say, this jam was practically gone within a day. He has since portioned it out so that it would last a little longer, but it's so good, that it might be gone too soon! I foresee making this often!

 

 

Here's the recipe...

 

Ingredients:

 

1 pound thick-sliced bacon, diced

1 pounds tomatoes, seeded and diced

1 medium onion, diced

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar

3 tablespoons cider vinegar

2 tablespoons minced garlic

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley (I used dried because the store didn't have any fresh)

salt and pepper to taste

 

 

Cook the diced bacon in a large saucepan until crisp. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate, discard drippings.

Add tomatoes, onion, sugars, vinegar, garlic and pepper flakes to pan with bacon. Bring to a boil, stirring often.

Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick, like a jam. (Roughly 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours)

Stir in parsley and salt and pepper. Put into an air tight container in the fridge.

 

 

Serve on biscuits, burgers, sandwiches, bread or toast.

 

Enjoy!