Bacon jam

Bacon jam is a bacon-based relish, similar to the Austrian starter Verhackert. 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
CourseAccompaniment
Main ingredientsBacon

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

Recipe
Verhackert on crusty bread

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 maple syrup, garlic, a variety of spices and bourbon.

Verhackert
Main article: 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.[1] Verhackert is served cold with bread as an appetizer.

Notable producers

See also

References
  1. "Food in Styria". Austrian Foreign Ministry. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. "Skillet Street Food". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  3. "Local Foodies Use Kickstarter to Bring Home The Bacon". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. "Bacon Jam". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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