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Green Tomato Jam

Savory and Sweet, perfect way to use up those Green Tomatoes!
Author: Shaun Myrick

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.