Best-Ever Succotash¶
 Serves |
 Total Time |
|---|---|
| 6 | 24 minutes |
Ingredients¶
- 10 ounces fresh or frozen baby lima beans
- 4 center-cut bacon slices
- 1 cup chopped sweet onion
- 4 ounces fresh okra
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 cups fresh corn kernels
- 0.25 tsp kosher salt
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp butter
- 5 ounces cherry tomatoes
- 0.25 cup fresh basil
Cookware¶
- 1 saucepan
- 1 skillet
- 1 skillet
- 1 skillet
Instructions¶
Step 1¶
Place fresh or frozen baby lima beans (2 cups) 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.
Step 2¶
While beans simmer, place center-cut 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.
Step 3¶
Add chopped sweet onion (from 1 small onion), fresh okra (cut into ½-inch-thick slices), and garlic clove (finely chopped) to skillet over medium, and cook, stirring often, until onion is just tender, about 6 minutes.
Step 4¶
Stir in fresh corn kernels (4 ears), kosher salt, black pepper, and the drained beans, and cook, stirring often, until corn is tender and bright yellow, 5 to 6 minutes.
Step 5¶
Add butter, and cook, stirring constantly, until butter is melted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Step 6¶
Stir in cherry tomatoes (halved, 1 cup) and thinly sliced fresh basil; sprinkle with crumbled bacon, and serve immediately.
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