Succotash

This succotash recipe is a recent and vibrant facet or salad.

Lima beans, peppers, corn, cherry tomatoes, and bacon are blended and seasoned with salt and pepper.

What’s Succotash?

The phrase ‘succotash’ means ‘damaged corn kernels’ and is derived from Narragansett, a Native American language. This model comprises an assortment of lima beans, peppers, corn, cherry tomatoes, and bacon crumbles. Serve succotash served heat, chilly, or at room temperature.

This model is impressed by a number of the recipes in my outdated church cookbooks—every with a unique combination of substances, though all of them have corn and lima beans!

It requires easy, healthful substances.
It combines the flavors of candy corn, creamy beans, savory greens, and fragrant seasonings.
Excellent any time of yr, succotash holds up higher than leaf-based salads or mayo-based pasta sides and doesn’t want to remain chilled.
It’s full of colourful veggies and engaging bacon making it eye-catching and flavorful.

lima beans , onion , garlic , pepper , bacon , corn , butter , tomatoes , parsley , salt and pepper with labels to make Succotash

Elements in Succotash

Bacon: Provides salt and taste.
Onion: Is cooked in bacon fats for further taste.
Lima Beans: I exploit frozen beans to make it simple.
Corn: Canned, frozen, or recent corn works right here. Make sure you drain and rinse corn when you use canned.
Bell Peppers: Crimson bells are the sweetest selection, however inexperienced bell peppers, orange, or yellow (or a mixture) will add further crunchy shade.
Tomatoes: Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, or diced Romas all work right here.

Variations

Succotash is a superb recipe for utilizing up leftover bits of veggies within the fridge. Okra, sliced black mushrooms, edamame, chickpeas, or black-eyed peas will nonetheless make succotash consolation meals heaven! Or add to style, recent basil, paprika, thyme,

cooking peppers and onions in butter to make Succotash

adding vegetables to pot to make Succotash

How you can Make Succotash

Cook dinner lima beans and drain, reserving one cup of liquid (recipe under).
Cook dinner bacon. Switch to a paper towel, and reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon fats.
Saute onion and bell pepper in butter with oil. Add garlic and prepare dinner another minute.
Stir within the corn, lima beans, reserved liquid, and seasonings, and prepare dinner.
Take away from warmth and add crumbled bacon, cherry tomatoes, and parsley.

Leftovers?

Hold leftover succotash in a coated container for as much as 4 days. Stir and season with a splash of lime and salt and pepper earlier than serving once more. Use leftovers in a tasty wrap with shredded lettuce or add leftovers to a hearty vegetable soup. Succotash will maintain within the freezer for 3-6 months.

What To Serve With Succotash

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Succotash combines candy, savory, and fragrant in a single scrumptious dish.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook dinner Time 22 minutes

Whole Time 32 minutes

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Convey a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the lima beans and simmer uncovered for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain nicely reserving ¼ cup of the cooking liquid.
In the meantime, warmth a big skillet over medium-high warmth. Add the bacon and prepare dinner till crisp. Switch to a paper towel lined plate reserving 1 tablespoon of bacon fats within the skillet.
Add the butter, onion, and bell pepper to the skillet, cooking till the onion is tender, about 4 minutes.
Add the garlic and prepare dinner for 1 minute extra. Stir within the corn, drained lima beans, reserved liquid, salt, and black pepper. Cook dinner for two to three minutes.
Take away from the warmth and crumble the bacon into the skillet and add the cherry tomatoes and parsley.

Makes 6 cups—serving measurement ¾ cup.
Further seasoning or herbs may be added if desired.
Leftovers will maintain in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 4 days.

Diet data offered is an estimate and can fluctuate based mostly on cooking strategies and types of substances used.

Course Salad, Aspect Dish

Delicacies American

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