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Bacon jam is a bacon-based
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, similar to the Austrian starter Verhackertes. It is made through a process of slow cooking the bacon, along with onions, vinegar, brown sugar and spices, before mixing in a food processor. Bacon jam, like fruit jams, requires a certain level of sugars to be officially labelled 'jam'.


Recipe

Bacon jam is made by slow cooking a combination of bacon, onions, brown sugar and vinegar, then placing the mixture in a food processor and putting it into jars. Variations on this recipe include altering the cooking time between two and six hours, and adding other ingredients such as
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, a variety of spices and
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Verhackert

Without the sweeteners the recipe bears some similarity to the Austrian dish, Verhackert. Verhackert is a spread of minced bacon, combined with garlic and salt. A traditional dish, the preparation of bacon takes place over two months, which includes freezing the meat two to three times. Once the meat is ready, it is minced with the other ingredients and pressed into a terrine. Verhackert is served cold with bread as an appetizer.


Notable producers

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Skillet Street Food Skillet (formerly Skillet Street Food) is a Seattle gourmet burger van that specializes in bacon jam. It has been described as a restaurant on wheels. In 2011, they opened a diner in Seattle. Skillet has been listed among America's top portab ...
, a gourmet burger van in Seattle. * The Bacon Jams, a gourmet food producer in the
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area, which sells at festivals and nationwide online. * Martin and Suzie Cowley, who run a fine food business in
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, South Wales, introduced a variant of bacon jam containing
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in 2015.


See also

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List of spreads This is a list of spreads. A spread is a food that is literally spread, generally with a knife, onto food items such as bread or crackers. Spreads are added to food to enhance the flavor or texture of the food, which may be considered bland with ...


References


External links

* Stewart, Martha
"Slow-Cooker Bacon Jam"
MarthaStewart.com

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