Sloppy Jerk

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1/2 pound bacon, coarsely chopped

2 large sweet onions, chopped

2 pounds course ground beef

Jerk BBQ Sauce, recipe follows

Your favorite rolls or bread, for serving

Cheddar and/or Swiss cheese, for serving

Jerk BBQ Sauce:

1/2 Jerk Base recipe, recipe follows

4 cups vinegar-based, store-bought BBQ Sauce

2 cups orange blossom honey (any honey will work)

Jerk Base:

4 large yellow onions, roughly chopped

2 bunches green onion, roots removed and chopped 

4 jalapeno or habanero pepper, chopped

1/2 cup white sugar

5 tablespoons dark brown sugar

6 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper

2 tablespoons ground allspice

2 tablespoons ground thyme

2 tablespoons ground black pepper

2 1/2 teaspoons ground sage

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 cups white vinegar

2 cups fresh-squeezed orange juice

1 1/2 cups soy sauce

1 cup dark rum (recommended: Myer's)

1 cup olive oil

1/3 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice