Bacon Lovers: You’ll Love the Recipe For Beer and Bacon Marmalade

Wednesday morning on 710 KEEL we talked about one of my favorite magazines, Garden & Gun, but more specifically, an amazing recipe for everyone who loves bacon, i.e., everyone.

It's beer and bacon marmalade. And you can put it on sandwiches of any type, from grilled cheese to hamburgers. Sounds amazing, right? Well, here's the recipe, from the pages of Garden & Gun:

"Beer and Bacon Marmalade
Makes 1 cup, or enough for 4 sandwiches

Ingredients

12 oz. smoked bacon
¼ cup minced shallot
1 tbsp. minced garlic
3½ tbsp. dark brown sugar
1 tbsp. honey
3 tbsp. sherry vinegar
3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 cup brewed coffee
1 cup beer, preferably a porter or stout
1 tsp. kosher salt
¼–½ tsp. crushed red pepper

Preparation

Cook bacon slices in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat until crispy (about 5–6 minutes), and then remove them to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Reserve 2 tbsp. of bacon fat in the pan, and add the shallots. Cook them over medium heat until they begin to brown (about 3–5 minutes), and then add garlic and cook for about 30 seconds before adding brown sugar, honey, and vinegars. Simmer until reduced by half, and then add coffee and beer and continue to simmer until the mixture is reduced to a syrup-like consistency (about 10–12 minutes). Remove from the stove, season with salt and red pepper, and allow to cool. Crush or chop bacon into small pieces and fold them into coffee-beer mixture. Store in an airtight container, refrigerated, for up to 3 days."