The Best Bacon Jam with Caramelized Onion Recipe
Easy to make, small-batch drip jam, Bacon Jam with Caramelized Onions recipe! So decadent and goes well with so many foods from hamburgers to grilled cheese sandwiches to pizza, it's a must try preserving and canning recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon
- 3 large or 4 medium sweet yellow onions diced
- 1 ½ teaspoons brown mustard seeds
- 2 bay leaves
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- 3 - 6 tablespoons water
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven, add bacon, diced or left whole, and brown until crispy, about 15 - 18 minutes.
- If you leave the bacon whole, remove it and crumble it into large pieces. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of the fat and discard the rest. Return the bacon to the Dutch oven.
- Add the diced onions, brown mustard seeds, brown sugar, bay leaves, white wine vinegar, and 3 tablespoons of water. Stir until well combined. Cover and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes, undisturbed.
- Stir and then set the lid askew and continue to cook for about 45 minutes to an hour or until the mixture is dark and has a jam texture. If needed, more water can be added to keep it from scorching.
- Transfer jam mixture to a sterilized jar, seal and allow to cool. Once cooled, keep in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Notes
Any smoked bacon works great, I prefer to use applewood smoked and thick-cut bacon in this recipe.
If unable to find brown mustard seeds, simply substitute with yellow mustard seeds, or use 1 teaspoon of ground yellow mustard.
You can substitute the white wine vinegar for white balsamic or dark balsamic vinegar if preferred.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 7gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 324mgSugar: 6g
