Bacon Jam with BBQ Sauce

The best Bacon Jam recipe for burgers and so much more

Stop your search right here as this is the most delicious bacon jam recipe for burgers you could find. With smokey bacon lardons fried to crispy perfection, combined with caramalised onions and a rich BBQ sauce. No complicated ingredients or cooking techniques are required to make a batch of this addictive sweet and salty Bacon Jam with BBQ Sauce.

How to eat Bacon Jam with BBQ Sauce

• Layer it onto beef, chicken or pork burgers
• Used as a sauce in pulled pork sandwiches, wraps, tacos or burgers
• Served as a side to steak or sausages
• Used on fresh or toasted sandwiches
• Served alongside other sauces for breakfast and brunch dishes
• Mixed with olive oil to produce a vinaigrette used on salads
• Served with waffles or pancakes and eggs

How to make Bacon Jam

Making bacon jam is easy, you simply fry bacon, caramelise onions, add the remaining ingredients and slowly cook down. The sugar will work its magic and combine the vinegar and tomato sauce, forming the all-important sticky jam taste and texture. For the full cooking instructions scroll down to the recipe. The ingredients list is as follows:

• Smoked bacon lardons
• White onions, diced into small pieces
• Minced garlic
• Dried thyme
• Smoked paprika
• Raw cup sugar
• Apple cider vinegar
• Chilli powder (optional)
• Water
• Tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Bacon Jam recipe for burgers

Bacon Jam is widely linked to burgers and offers the perfect sweet and savory sauce to compliment a juicy beef burger, chicken or pork burger. It can be combined with other sauces such as hot sauce, mayo or The Ultimate Burger Sauce Recipe used on Flaevors Bacon Jam Cheeseburger.

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Bacon Jam with BBQ Sauce

Print Recipe

This is more of an all-rounder jam, made with a base of ketchup and cooked down with sugar and vinegar and smoked paprika to produce a ‘BBQ’ sauce taste. The bacon lardons are chunkier and with a satisfying chew. This is the ultimate bacon jam for a cheeseburger, beef burger, chicken burger or served at a BBQ alongside grilled meat and vegetables.

• Author: Flaevor
• Total Time: 45 Minutes
• Yield: 2 cups 1x
• Category: Sauce

Ingredients

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• 300g smoked bacon lardons
• 2 large white onions, diced into small pieces
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp dry thyme
• 2 Tbsp smoked paprika
• 1/4 raw cup sugar
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• ½ tsp chilli powder (optional)
• 180ml water
• 180ml tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Fry bacon lardons over medium heat until the bacon is crispy.
2. Add onions and cook until very soft and start to caramelise. They should be nicely browned and a little sticky.
3. Add the sugar, thyme and smoked paprika. Cook for a couple of minutes, trying to help sugar melt and caramelise. Next, add apple cider vinegar and cook until reduced with no obvious liquid.
4. Finally, add water and ketchup and over a low heat cook down for 5 – 10 minutes or until it reaches a jam-like consistency. Checking and stirring every now and then to ensure it doesn’t burn or become dry.
5. Stir through salt and pepper. When cool, transfer to a jar and refrigerate overnight before use. This will allow the flavours to meld and produce a wonderful flavour.

Notes

Substitutes: Sugar can be substituted with Maple Syrup.

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