Tomato and Bacon Jam

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound smoked bacon
  • 2 pounds ripe tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 yellow sweet onion, finely diced
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco) (optional)

Directions

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.

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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.

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.