Fig, Whisk(e)y & Pancetta Jam

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bacon, bourbon, figs, jam, pancetta, recipe, Recipes, whiskey, Whisky

I recently attempted and failed at making fig jam. It was my first time making jam so I wasn’t terribly surprised or upset it failed. Then one of those weird coincidences occurred   when a blog post featuring a recipe for Whiskey, Bacon, and Fig jam came up on my newsfeed. I’m going to think of it as a lovely coincidence not the internet trolls monitoring what I’m up to 😉

Obviously this jam sounded a lot better than the fig, sugar, and water mess I produced. So back off to my local Italian grocery for another flat of figs and another attempt at jam. Thankfully this second attempt was a success! With this flavor combination it is kind of hard to go wrong, but for whatever reason when there is sugar involved my success rate in the kitchen drops considerably.

I followed Tanaya’s recipe more or less exactly, except I swapped out the bacon for pancetta and omitted the lemon juice at the end. The flavor was delicious so I thought why risk it.

It didn’t state in the recipe how long to leave the figs simmer, but I let mine simmer over very low heat for about 1.5hrs. 

Since the weather has been bordering on a heat wave and I had been making jam all day, I thought the best way to treat myself was jam and ice cream. Thanks for the idea and recipe Tanaya!!

Can’t wait to try my jam.. I’m thinking baked brie or glaze/sauce for BBQ’d flank steak. Yum!!