Bacon jam

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Bacon jam is a bacon-based relish, 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 it in a food processor. In 2015, Martin and Suzie Cowley of Wales claimed to have invented Bacon Jam.{{Cite web |last=Day |first=Liz |date=2015-08-08 |title=A couple have invented bacon jam and it's flying off the shelves. Yes, BACON jam |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/bacon-jam-martin-suzie-cowley-9816255 |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}} However, Chef Mike Oraschewsky stated they started making Bacon Jams in 2013.{{Cite web |title=The Bacon Jams: An Origin Story |url=https://tbjgourmet.com/blogs/news/49276993-the-bacon-jams-an-origin-story |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=TBJ Gourmet |language=en}} Josh Henderson of Skillet Street Foods has been selling Bacon Jam as of 2010. {{Cite web |title=We’ve Got It Covered |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2010/07/food-lovers-guide-top-food-trends-0810 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Seattle Met |language=en-US}}

Bacon jam, like fruit jams, requires a certain level of sugars to be officially labelled 'jam'.

Preparation

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Bacon jam is made by slow cooking a combination of bacon, onions, brown sugar and vinegar, chopping it in a food processor, and putting it into jars. Variations include altering the cooking time between two and six hours, and adding other ingredients such as maple syrup, garlic, a variety of spices and bourbon.

=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. In 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.{{cite web|title=Food in Styria|url=http://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/embassy/canberra/about-austria/austrian-food/styria.html|publisher=Austrian Foreign Ministry|accessdate=1 February 2011}} Verhackert is served cold with bread as an appetizer.

Notable producers

Skillet Street Food, a gourmet burger van in Seattle.{{cite news|title=Skillet Street Food|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/locations/skillet-street-food-379614/|accessdate=1 February 2011|newspaper=Seattle Weekly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023041117/http://www.seattleweekly.com/locations/skillet-street-food-379614/|archive-date=23 October 2010|url-status=dead}}
The Bacon Jams, a gourmet food producer in the Philadelphia area, which sells at festivals and nationwide online.{{cite web|title=Local Foodies Use Kickstarter to Bring Home The Bacon|url=http://mainlinedish.com/2013/09/local-foodies-use-kickstarter-bring-home-bacon/|accessdate=4 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074619/http://mainlinedish.com/2013/09/local-foodies-use-kickstarter-bring-home-bacon/|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}
Martin and Suzie Cowley, who run a fine food business in Rhondda, South Wales, introduced a variant of bacon jam containing Jack Daniel's in 2015.{{cite news|title=Bacon Jam|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-couple-invent-bacon-jam-6218648|accessdate=8 August 2015|newspaper=Daily Mirror}}

References

External links

Stewart, Martha. [http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/slow-cooker-bacon-jam "Slow-Cooker Bacon Jam"]. MarthaStewart.com
[http://www.closetcooking.com/2012/08/maple-bourbon-bacon-jam.html/ "Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam"]. Closet Cooking.

Category:Bacon dishes