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Smoked Bacon and Caramelised Onion Relish
Irene MullerIrene Muller

Onion and Bacon Relish

5 from 3 votes
Bacon and Caramelised Onion Relish also known as onion bacon jam is the perfect topping to any meat and cheese board being served.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g smoked bacon sliced and cut into small bite-size pieces
  • 4 medium red onions thinly sliced
  • 1 large white onion thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 10 ml mustard seeds
  • 125 ml brown sugar
  • 125 ml Turkish fig balsamic reduction or any other balsamic you have
  • 100 ml old brown sherry
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 5 ml cayenne pepper

Method
 

  1. Stir-fry the bacon on medium heat until crispy and golden brown, set aside.
  2. In the same frying pan add the onions, garlic, and mustard seeds together in the bacon fat for about 10 minutes, scraping all the bits of bacon as you stir-fry. 
  3. Stir in the sherry and sugar, and let the liquid reduce by half and the sugar has dissolved. Stir in all the leftover ingredients.
  4. Add the bacon back into the pan and cook until thick and syrupy for another 10 minutes or more.
  5. Spoon out the relish in a 500ml sterilized jar, let it cool then refrigerate, that allows the flavors to marry.
  6. *Serve with bread, sausage, cheese, or avocado.