Succotash Recipes

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the bacon pieces, and cook until crisp, 3 to 4 minutes, then remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon to a plate.
• Add the onion and bell pepper to the fat in the pan and cook until vegetables begin to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Lower heat to medium low and stir in the lima beans, corn, tomato, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Add the tomato sauce and water, bring to the simmer, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the okra and simmer for 10 minutes more or until the okra is fork tender but not mushy. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

BEST-EVER SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Place lima beans in a medium saucepan, and add water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce to medium-low, and simmer until beans are just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• While beans simmer, place bacon slices in a large cast-iron skillet over medium. Cook until crisp, about 8 minutes, turning once after 5 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels; crumble and set aside. Reserve drippings in skillet.
• Add chopped onion, fresh okra, and garlic to skillet over medium, and cook, stirring often, until onion is just tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in fresh corn kernels, salt, pepper, and drained beans, and cook, stirring often, until corn is tender and bright yellow, 5 to 6 minutes. Add butter, and cook, stirring constantly, until butter is melted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Stir in halved cherry tomatoes and sliced basil; sprinkle with crumbled bacon, and serve immediately.

CHEF JOHN'S SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion with a pinch of salt in hot butter and oil until onion is softened and slightly golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Add red bell pepper, jalapeno, and garlic; cook and stir until peppers are fragrant and softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes, cumin, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into onion mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 1 to 3 minutes. Add zucchini, green beans, water, and a pinch of salt; cook until zucchini are almost tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir corn and lima beans into zucchini mixture until heated through, about 3 to 5 minutes more. Season with salt.

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Place lima beans and 1 slice bacon in a medium saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then turn the heat to medium-low and simmer until the beans are just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the beans and set aside. Discard the bacon.
• Meanwhile, add the remaining bacon to a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, turning occasionally, until crispy, about 8 minutes. Remove the bacon to a plate or bowl and set aside.
• Melt the butter in the skillet with the bacon fat. Add the onion and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the corn and the garlic and season with salt and pepper (about 1/2 teaspoon of each). Cook until the corn is just barely cooked, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the okra and cook until tender, another couple of minutes. Add the tomatoes and drained beans and continue to cook until the corn is tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the lemon juice, then taste for seasoning.
• Chop the reserved bacon and sprinkle on top along with the chopped parsley. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, simmer ham hock in water until tender, 1-1/2 hours. Cool; remove meat from the bone and return to pan. (Discard bone and broth or save for another use.) Add the tomatoes, beans, peas, corn, green pepper, onion, ketchup and seasonings. Simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Add okra; simmer, uncovered, until tender, 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf before serving. Garnish with dill and chives, if desired.

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over moderate heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels, leaving fat in skillet.
• Add onion to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in corn, jalapeño, lima beans, okra, and tomatoes and cook, stirring, until vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes. Stir in vinegar, basil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve succotash with bacon crumbled over.

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic and onion; cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add bell peppers, zucchini, lima beans, and corn. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in herbs, and serve.

OLD-FASHIONED SUCCOTASH RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large skillet on medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon with slotted spoon; drain on paper towel. Cook and stir onions in reserved bacon drippings until tender.
• Add lima beans and water; stir. Cook 5 min. or until beans are just tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in corn, milk, butter and vinegar. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 10 min. Stir in bacon. Season with the salt and pepper.

SOUTHERN SUCCOTASH RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp (about 6-8 minutes). Remove bacon with tongs and set aside on paper towels to cool.
• Add the onion and garlic to the bacon fat; cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent (about 3-5 minutes).
• Add the lima beans, corn, tomatoes, and water. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring regularly, until vegetables are tender (about 7-10 minutes). Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon as you stir the vegetables. Remove from heat.
• Stir in butter; season with salt and pepper to taste. Crumble bacon over top and garnish with herbs. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Use a knife to cut down the length of the sweetcorn to remove the kernels. Heat the oil in a large lidded pan. Cook the kernels and garlic over a medium heat for 5 mins, stirring all the time.
• Add the frozen beans to the pan, cover and cook, stirring every so often, for another 4-5 mins or until the beans are cooked through. Turn off the heat and add the chilli, herbs and vinegar. Taste and add seasoning, if you like.

CORN SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Before getting started, prep all vegetables.
• Cut cherry tomatoes in half length wise.
• Cut red pepper, yellow pepper, and zucchini into small bite sized pieces that cook fast.
• Dice red onion into small pieces.
• Melt down 2 tablespoons butter into a large skillet on medium-high heat.
• Add in cut up bell peppers, red onion, 3 cups of cooked corn, and zucchini.
• Season well with salt and pepper (its best to be generous). Give pan a stir.
• Take 1 tablespoon of butter, cut into 3 pieces, and place on top of vegetables to melt in pan.
• Sauté for approximately 5-6 minutes, letting vegetables sizzle in the butter.
• Once warm and crisp tender, turn off heat.
• Fold in sliced tomatoes, 1/2 tsp paprika and combine well.
• Top with fresh cilantro (chopped) and a squeeze of lime. Stir again.
• Sprinkle 3 oz. of Feta Cheese around pan and serve immediately while warm.

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Put the beans in a saucepan, cover them with water, and simmer until tender, several minutes for frozen beans, about 25 minutes for fresh. Drain, reserving the cooking water. Add the corn kernels to the pan with the butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and enough of the cooking water to barely cover. Cook gently for 3 minutes, then stir in the scrapings. Turn the heat to low and cook, without stirring, until most of the liquid is cooked off, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with pepper, pour into a serving dish, and add the parsley and a dash of paprika. Serve right away.

SUCCOTASH RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon butter together in a large pan over medium heat. Swirl to combine.
• Add the onion and bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes to soften.
• Add the garlic and cook 1 minute, until it becomes fragrant.
• Add the corn, butter beans, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir and cook 5 minutes, or until the corn is golden in color and the beans are cooked to your preference.
• Stir in 1-2 tablespoons of butter (if desired) along with the cherry tomatoes and fresh chopped basil, about 1 minute to warm.
• Serve!

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Soak lima beans in cold water overnight.
• Cook lima beans in 4 times their volume of salt water, covered, over high heat for 40 minutes (test their tenderness and cook 15 more minutes if necessary).
• Plunge immediately in very cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain and set aside.
• Cook the corn kernels in 3 times their volume of salt water, covered, over high heat for 20 minutes.
• Plunge immediately in very cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain and set aside.
• Brown lima beans and corn in 1/3 cup (80ml) of olive oil over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool.
• Mix the corn, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, peppers, jalapeño, basil, tarragon, and scallions.
• Dressing
• Whisk together all the ingredients except the oil.
• Pour oil slowly, whisking constantly. Pour over vegetables and mix.
• Serve cold or at room temperature.

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in lima beans and salt, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a separate saucepan heat tomatoes, sugar and remaining 1/2 cup butter. Cook until tomatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes into lima beans and add corn; cook 10 minutes more.