Bacon Jam

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·         1 pound thick smoked bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces

·         1 large onion, sliced

·         2 cloves garlic, chopped

·         1/4 cup cider vinegar

·         3/4 cup coffee (brewed)

·         1/4 cup brown sugar

·         1/4 cup maple syrup

·         1/8 cup bourbon

·         1-2 chipotle chilies boiled and chopped

·         1/2 teaspoon cumin

·         pepper to taste

·         2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar

Directions

Cook the bacon in a large pizza  pan medium 350 indirect feet up heat until the fat has rendered and the bacon starts to get crispy and set aside, reserving 1 tablespoon of the grease in the pan.

Add the onions and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.

Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.

Add the vinegar and deglaze the pan.

Add the coffee, brown sugar, maple syrup, bourbon, bacon, chipotle chilies, cumin and pepper, balsamic, reduce the heat and simmer until reduced to a syrupy consistency, about 1-2 hours.

Process the jam in a food processor to smooth it out a bit but not too much as you want to have the texture of the bacon.

Prep you egg for 350 indirect lots of smoke

save a price of bacon for your prep work

thanks to ctex and others take whatever sv contraption you have purchased or made and put your burgers on

3 hours later on low it should look something like this

more to follow later cooling now .....