Tomato and Bacon Jam

Ingredients

• 0.5 pounds smoked bacon
• 2 pounds ripe tomatoes , chopped
• 1 yellow sweet onion , finely diced
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2.5 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.25 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce , such as Tabasco

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble bacon when cool.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   Cool and spoon into a clean 1-pint glass jar with a lid; store in the refrigerator for 1 week or frozen for 2 months. If freezing, put spread into small jars and let jars thaw in refrigerator overnight before using.