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Originally Posted by Ferd
OK so this weekend I wanted a hamburger. The problem is, the only ground beef we have is from Limousin beef. Now I am not complaining because it is home grown, grass fed no hormone stuff from my FIL's farm.
This is some of the most naturally lean beef you will ever find. and the taste is awesome. However, when you are making hamburgers, this beef, has so little natural fat that it can dry out easily.
So I got a bright idea. I had a pound of bacon that needed to be used... I wanted hamburger so....
I ground the bacon up, mixed it with the ground beef and oh boy! What a burger!
Anyone wanting a burger should try this.... I actually used 1 lbs of each which is pretty heavy bacon but it sure is good!
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Ferd, I ran across this recipe and thought of this thread. I KNOW you will like this.
Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam
A sweet, salty, smoky, spicy and down right tasty bacon jam that is the definition of umami! This bacon jam goes well on toast for breakfast and makes for a great condiment in sandwiches and burgers of all sorts!
Servings: makes 1-2 cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
Ingredients
1 pound thick smoked bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 large onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3/4 cup coffee
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup bourbon
2 chipotle chilis in adobo, chopped
1/2 teaspoon cumin
pepper to taste
Directions
Cook the bacon in a large sauce pan an over medium heat until the fat has rendered and the bacon starts to get crispy and set aside, reserving 1 tablespoon of the grease in the pan.
Add the onions and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
Add the vinegar and deglaze the pan.
Add the coffee, brown sugar, maple syrup, bourbon, bacon, chipotle chilies, cumin and pepper, reduce the heat and simmer until reduced to a syrupy consistency, about 1-2 hours.
Process the jam in a food processor to smooth it out a bit but not too much as you want to have the texture of the bacon.
If you do not finish it all in one sitting, store it in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 weeks.
Substitute for Bourbon - Bourbon extract | For 1 tbsp bourbon substitute 1 tbsp vanilla extract plus 2 tbsp water. Non-alcoholic vanilla extract. Sparkling apple cider, sparkling cranberry juice - or sparkling grape juice.
Edited the post. Oops, it has Bourbon as one ingredient. Think Ferd would use that? 
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