Bacon jam
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| Accompaniment | |
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| USA | |
| Main ingredient(s): | |
| Bacon | |
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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.
Recipe
Bacon jam is made by slow cooking a combination of bacon, onions, brown sugar and vinegar, then blitzing the mixture into a food processor and putting into jars. Variations on this recipe include altering the cooking time between 2 and 6 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. 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 appetiser.
Skillet Street Food
Described as a restaurant on wheels, Skillet Street Food is a Seattle gourmet burger van that specialises in bacon jam.[2]
References
- ↑ "Food in Styria". Austrian Foreign Ministry. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "Skillet Street Food". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
