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Bacon Jam Burgers

Total time

1 hour

Servings

4 burgers

Ingredient checklist

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Equipment

Large pot

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Step 1 of 8

Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp; remove half for texture and leave about 1 tablespoon fat in the pan.

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Bacon jam burgers belong to the chef-driven food-truck moment of the late 2000s and 2010s, when familiar American comfort foods were rebuilt with restaurant-level toppings. Seattle's Skillet helped make bacon jam famous from an Airstream food truck, and the idea spread quickly: smoky bacon cooked down with onion, sugar, and vinegar until it becomes a spoonable burger condiment. This version keeps the burger simple so the jam can do the work.

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