Name: Tomato and Bacon Jam
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Smoked bacon - ½ pound; Ripe tomatoes, chopped - 2 pounds; Yellow sweet onion, finely diced - 1; White sugar - 1 cup; Apple cider vinegar - 2 ½ tablespoons; Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons; Black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®) (Optional) - 1 dash

Ingredients for - Tomato and Bacon Jam

1. Smoked bacon ½ pound

2. Ripe tomatoes, chopped 2 pounds

3. Yellow sweet onion, finely diced 1

4. White sugar 1 cup

5. Apple cider vinegar 2 ½ tablespoons

6. Salt 1 ½ teaspoons

7. Black pepper ¼ teaspoon

8. Hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®) (Optional) 1 dash

How to cook deliciously - Tomato and Bacon Jam

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

Stir tomatoes, sweet onion, sugar, apple cider 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.

3 . Stage

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.