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Tomato Jams 🌶️ Mild Restaurant · $12 retail · $6 wholesale
Live Oak Orchard Jam
Bright, sun-soaked. Yellow Pear + Big Rainbow heirlooms + Georgia peaches + bourbon + vanilla + ginger. Drinks as well as it spreads.
Channel Live Oak Tap Yield 13–15 jars/batch Tier Live Oak Tap
Tomato allocation: 5 lbs Roma · 2 lbs Big Rainbow · 1 lb Yellow Pear · 2 lbs peaches
Ingredients
- 5 lbs Roma, cored and chopped
- 2 lbs Big Rainbow, cored and chopped
- 1 lb Yellow Pear, halved
- 2 lbs peaches, peeled and chopped
- 5 cups sugar
- 12 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup white balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup lemon juice
- ½ cup bourbon (simmered 3–4 min to mellow first)
- 3 tsp salt
- 2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (added at end)
Method
- Simmer bourbon 3–4 min.
- Combine all except vanilla.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer 2 hrs.
- Add bourbon reduction; simmer 45 more min.
- Stir in vanilla in last 5 min.
- Jar, water bath 15 min.
Why it works
Yellow Pear adds sweetness that plays with peach; Big Rainbow gives stunning bright orange-gold color and low acidity; Roma keeps body substantial; bourbon ties to the Tap's beverage identity.