Eastern Shore Succotash Recipes Recipe For Chili

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.

CHILE-DRESSED SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Make the chile vinegar: Combine the vinegar, sugar, a pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon water in a very small microwave-safe bowl. Add the jalapeño and microwave until bubbling, about 30 seconds. Let stand while you prepare the succotash.
• Put the lima beans in a medium saucepan and cover with water by a couple of inches. Bring to a boil, then boil for 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to a low simmer and cook until tender, about 12 minutes, then drain.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the corn, garlic and 1/3 cup water and cook, stirring occasionally, until the corn is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the lima beans, tomato and basil. Add as much of the chile vinegar as you like, then serve.

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.

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.

EASTERN SHORE SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Put the beans in a saucepan and add water just to cover and lightly salt the water.
• Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until the beans are barely tender, about 12 to 18 minutes.
• Shuck the fresh corn.
• Using a chef's knife held at the diagonal, scrape the kernels off the two ears of corn.
• Add the corn to the beans and simmer for ten more minutes.
• Remove from heat, season with butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Eat immediately.
• Summer on the Chesapeake.

EAST COAST CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, cover, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in chili powder, oregano, cayenne, tomatoes, tomato paste and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cover, simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir in burger crumbles, beans, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for about 30 minutes to blend flavors. Serve hot.

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Shell: 1 pound fresh lima beans or other, fresh shell beans.
• Place the beans in a pot with water to cover by 1 1/2 inches. Cook until tender; start checking after 10 minutes. Season with: Salt.
• Meanwhile shuck: 4 ears sweet corn.
• Slice off the kernels with a sharp knife. You should have about 2 cups.
• Melt in a heavy pot over medium heat: 3 tablespoons butter.
• Add: 1 small onion, peeled and diced, 2 to 3 thyme sprigs.
• Cook for 5 minutes and add: 2 small summer squash, diced, Salt.
• Cook for another 5 minutes, add the corn, and after 1 minute add the drained cooked beans. Cook for 3 or 4 minutes, until the corn has cooked through. Check the seasoning and adjust as needed. Stir in: 2 teaspoons chopped parsley.
• Add 2 garlic cloves, chopped fine, at the same time as the corn.
• Add 2 teaspoons chopped basil or summer savory with the chopped parsley.
• Add 1 diced sweet pepper to the onions and cook for 3 minutes before adding the diced squash.
• A few minutes before adding the corn, add 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and diced.

CORN AND CHILE SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Chopp onion and chile such that the pieces are comparable in size to the kernels of corn.
• In a large skillet (that you have a lid for), heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add chopped onion and chile and cook until onions are translucent but still firm (3-5 minutes).
• Pour frozen corn into skillet. Stir as much as possible and then cover.
• Cook covered for about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir corn mixture. Corn should be thawed at this point.
• Cook for about 5 minutes without stirring. You want to corn to char a little bit but not too much.
• When corn get some dark brown spots from the heat (but ideally not black), remove from heat.
• Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and dried cilantro.
• Serve and enjoy!