tomato and bacon jam

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 pound smoked bacon
• 2 pounds ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 1 yellow sweet onion, finely diced
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons apple vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as tabasco®) (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 5 mins


• cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. drain the bacon slices on paper towels. crumble bacon when cool.
• stir tomatoes, sweet onion, sugar, apple vinegar, salt, black pepper, and hot sauce together in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. stir in crumbled bacon and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the spread is very thick, about 1 hour. adjust salt and black pepper.
• cool and spoon into a 1-pint glass jar with a lid; keeps refrigerated for 1 week or frozen for 2 months. if freezing, put spread into small jars and let jars thaw in refrigerator overnight before using.