Coralstreet Bacon-Grape

Name: Coralstreet Bacon-Grape
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (280 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 5 oz bacon, cut into 3 thick strips (142 g) Bacon; 1 shallot, minced Shallot; 10 oz seedless red grapes (283 g) Grape; 2 tsp chopped thyme (10 ml) Thyme; 1 tsp sherry vinegar (5 ml) Sherry Vinegar; 1 tsp creole mustard (5 ml) Grain Mustard; Salt (2 g) Salt; pepper (0.5 g) Pepper

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Rebecca Wilcomb recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rebecca Wilcomb.

Bacon-Grape from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Thyme 10 mlSherry Vinegar 5 mlGrain Mustard 5 ml

Ingredients

Bacon — 5 oz bacon, cut into 3 thick strips (142 g)
Shallot — 1 shallot, minced
Grape — 10 oz seedless red grapes (283 g)
Thyme — 2 tsp chopped thyme (10 ml)
Sherry Vinegar — 1 tsp sherry vinegar (5 ml)
Grain Mustard — 1 tsp creole mustard (5 ml)
Salt — Salt (2 g)
Pepper — pepper (0.5 g)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Companion jar

Coralstreet Bacon-Grape wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Rebecca Wilcomb works in New Orleans / Italian Gulf Coast at Herbsaint; credentials include James Beard Best Chef: South 2017 (Herbsaint).

Originally published as Bacon-Grape Vinaigrette.

Adapted from a Rebecca Wilcomb recipe (Rebecca Wilcomb / Southern Foodways Alliance (State of Catfish)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Rebecca Wilcomb / Southern Foodways Alliance (State of Catfish) (published as “Bacon-Grape Vinaigrette”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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