- 1.5 pounds of bacon ends and pieces
- 2 yellow onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 4 cloves of garlic, diced
- 1/2 tsp of cayenne
- 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp of fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup of cold-brew coffee (strong coffee)
- 1/4 cup of molasses
- 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
Weigh out 1.5 pounds of bacon ends and pieces. You can use regular bacon, but it is more expensive. Cut into 1 inch chunks. Cook on low-medium (3 out of 10) heat until the fat is rendered and the bacon crisped. Remove the bacon and strain off the grease. I put it in a colander inside a bowl to rest while everything else cooked. Remove half the bacon grease from the frying pan.
In the remaining bacon grease, add yellow onions and cook until translucent. Then add brown sugar and cook for about 5 minutes until they onions get sticky.
Add the garlic, cayenne, cinnamon and nutmeg and the coffee and cook for a five minutes before adding the molasses. Bring to a boil, stirring while it heats up to a boil. Then lower the heat to medium and add the bacon, stir while cooking for about 35-40 minutes, so the bacon absorbs the flavors from the liquid and the moisture cooks away. Add the vinegar at the end. Then add salt and pepper to taste. I just added some pepper as the bacon provided plenty of saltiness.
Single Servings 