Maple Bacon-Onion Jam

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White Rose Manor
White Rose Manor @whiterosemanor
Lincolnton, NC

During a visit to the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, I "experienced" Maple Bacon-Onion Jam on a burger at their Bistro. They offered me the recipe, but I forgot to ask again when I left. This is my best interpretation of what I had there. I must say, 'I am not disappointed.'

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Ingredients

45 min prep & c
Approx 30 Tbs.
  1. 1 Lb.Bacon, thick cut (thin will work)
  2. 2Onions, large and sweet (I use 1 purple/1 white), chopped
  3. 0.33 C.Coffee, strong
  4. 0.5 C.Brown sugar, light, packed
  5. 1 Tbs.Balsalmic vinegar
  6. 0.25 tsp.Maple extract (optional)

Cooking Instructions

45 min prep & c
  1. 1

    Utensils needed: Large saute pan, wooden/silicone spoon, bowl to hold cooked bacon, scissors/knife to cut raw bacon, raw meat (red) cutting mat, vegetable knife, vegetable (green) cutting mat, 1/2 C. dry measuring cup, 1 C. liquid measuring cup, measure spoons, air-tight container for hot mixture, hot pads, stove, and optional spatter screen.

  2. 2

    Chop onions. Pre-measure all ingredients.

  3. 3

    With heat off and over large saute pan, cut cold, uncooked Bacon across the grain into 1/2 inch pieces. Turn on medium heat; stirring often, cook Bacon until soft-cooked, but done. Spoon cooked Bacon into bowl for later (no need to drain). Reserve 2 Tbs. of Bacon drippings in pan.

  4. 4

    Add Onions to Bacon drippings and cook until translucent.

  5. 5

    Add Brown sugar, maple extract, and Coffee to cooked Onions. Mix well.

  6. 6

    Add Bacon to Onion mixture. Mix thoroughly.

  7. 7

    Cook Bacon-Onion mixture until sugar begins to carmelize.

  8. 8

    Add Balsalmic vinegar to Bacon-Onion mixture cooking until liquid is absorbed.

  9. 9

    Serve hot as appetizer with crackers and cheese or on burgers hot off the grill. Can store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. Only reheat amount needed.

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