Bacon marmalade

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Isn’t everything better with bacon? Bacon marmalade is a tangy, bitter, sweet and savoury condiment that is the perfect addition for a burger, a grilled cheese sandwich or some grilled chicken. Full confession, it’s also great just on a spoon.

There’s a lot of chopping involved for the preparation, but after that, it’s an easy recipe to make, a little decadent and utterly delicious.

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Bacon marmalade

Bacon marmalade

Servings: 2 cups

Ingredients

• 1 lb thick bacon, chopped into 1/4 inch slices

• 1 sweet onion, finely diced

• 2 oranges

• 2 tbs minced garlic

• 1/2 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup sherry vinegar

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1/4 cup bourbon

• 1 tsp English mustard powder

• 1 tsp salt

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Instructions

• Wash and peel the oranges, keeping the peel to one side.

• Dice the oranges into 1/4 inch pieces.

• Remove as much of the white from the orange peel and discard.

• Julienne the orange peel as finely as possible.

• Cook the bacon in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat until crispy.

• Drain the bacon and set aside.

• Sauté the onion in 1 tbs of the rendered bacon fat until soft and translucent.

• Add the minced garlic and stir for one minute.

• And the rest of the ingredients and lessen the heat to low.

• Simmer gently for one hour until everything has softened and you have a jam-like consistency.

• Move to jars to cool before using.

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