Recipe for Bacon Jam

By Chef Casey Walcott

Ingredients

2 pounds bacon

3 large red onions (1/2 inch julienne)

2 cups sugar

2 cups balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup picked and chopped thyme

1 t garlic, chopped

1 t salt

1/2 t pepper

CCP Instruction(s):

Cook bacon until just brown and crisp (reserve 1/2 cup bacon fat)

Combine all ingredients (expect bacon) and cook 75% or syrupy

Let cool 5 minutes

Puree bacon, bacon fat, and sauté mixture until smooth with small chunks of bacon