Tomato bacon jam

By duckieq

Ingredients

• 2- 2 1/2 lbs of tomatoes
• 1 lb bacon
• 1 2 or 2 small sweet onion (something like vidalia)
• 3-4 cloves of garlic
• 1 lime (or lemon)
• 1 bunch of fresh basil
• 1 1/2 3/4 of sugars (3/4 brown and 3/4 white, raw or honey)
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup bourbon (or apple cider vinegar)
• 1 tspn grated ginger
• 1/2 tspn cumin
• 1 tspn coriander
• 1 tspn salt

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

cut bacon into small pieces, and sauté them until crisp. I did in batches, and drained them on towels, but reserved a few Tbspns back for onions and such.
Side note: While browning the bacon to get really crisp I got the “hot” notice on screen. I took pot out and let sit for a few minutes before putting it back in. I wanted those brown burnt like bits at bottom of pot which enhances the flavor.
I chopped onions and garlic in the ninja (food processor), which I added to pot. Stirred to help pull off those brown bits from bottom. I grated ginger and the lime straight into pot, and stirred.
Added the salt, cumin and coriander.
I quartered tomatoes, and then pulsed them in the ninja. Again, I did in batches, so on the last batch I added the basil and pulsed until all was chopped up. Added all to the pot and stirred.
I then added lime juice, vinegar and bourbon.
When I got out the brown sugar I noticed I had no white sugar, so I used raw sugar instead. I then noticed I had some leftover sun dried tomatoes, so I chopped and added them too. I really wanted a rich tomato taste, so I also added a few squirts of tomato paste. I stirred to incorporate everything.
I cancelled sauté, and turn on low pressure for 10 mins. Did a quick release, and turned back onto sauté. I added bacon bits in and sautéd until it formed a film on back of spoon and thicken up close to jam like. It will set up more once it cools.
It turns a grilled cheese sandwich into a spectacular grilled cheese sandwich. I’ve had something similar on a meatloaf slider too, which put it over the top.
You could kick it up by adding in a few jalapeños.