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Smoked Tomato Jam

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Sauces and Dressings, Snack
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cherry grape, or other sweet tomatoes such as Campari
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 5 each garlic cloves unpeeled
  • 1 each shallot sliced thin
  • 2 each Cippolini onions sliced thin
  • 4 each sprigs of fresh thyme leaves stems removed
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper

Method
 

  1. Preheat the grill to 225F.
  2. In a grill safe non-reactive baking dish, layer the olive oil followed by the onions, garlic ,and shallots, and top with the tomatoes, thyme, and seasonings. (A high-heat safe ceramic is a good choice for baking dish. See notes.)
  3. Place baking dish on the grill and smoke for 20 minutes.
  4. Raise the heat to 400F and cook for another 30-40 minutes until the tomatoes have burst and the onions and shallots have softened and started to caramelize.
  5. Allow to cool slightly then carefully remove the garlic cloves and peel them.
  6. Return the peeled garlic cloves to the tomato mixture and using a fork or spoon, smash everything together a bit.
  7. Transfer to a jar or bowl.
  8. Serve as desired and refrigerate any leftovers.

Notes

Use a small enough baking dish so everything close together and sitting in the oil, otherwise it will cook too quickly and evaporate and you will have roasted tomatoes, not jam. Also good, but not what we’re going for here.
Do not use uncoated cast iron.