Green Tomato Jam
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I have been making this Green Tomato Jam for a few years now and it has has fast become a fan favorite. I’m always looking for delicious ways to use up Green Tomatoes, although it seems with climate change we are having warmer summers and the tomatoes all ripen.
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The savory bites in this jam come from the delicious bits of bacon that are dispersed within the sweet jam. I use this as a spread on a cheese board, in grilled cheese sandwiches, and add a slathering of it on your B.L.T. and it’s out of this world.
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I make a big batch and then freeze in 8 ounce containers and thaw when needed. They also make great hostess gifts.
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If you have any green tomatoes still in your garden go harvest them and get to making this delicious jam that will be in demand for years to come.
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Green Tomato Jam
Ingredients
- 4 pounds green tomatoes chopped
- 4 shallots, large chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 1 package bacon diced and cooked crisp
Instructions
- Add the tomatoes, garlic, and shallots to a food processor and pulse till finely chopped, do this in batches.
- Cook the chopped bacon until crisp in a large pot over medium high heat. Remove with a slotted spoon, set aside. Drain off most the bacon fat and discard.
- In same large pot add in the chopped ingredients along with everything else, except the bacon. Bring to a boil, stir often.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until it is thickened to the consitency of jam, this will take an hour or more. Stir in the bacon bits.
- Cool, and divide among containers and label. Freeze upwards of a year.
- Enjoy with a cheese board, on a B.L.T. etc.
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