New England Succotash Recipes

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.

NEW ENGLAND SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Cook the beans in a sauce pan of boiling salted water for 6 to 8 minutes, until they are almost tender.
• Add the corn, return to a simmer, and cook, uncovered, over medium heat until both vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes; drain well.
• Return the vegetables to the saucepan and add the sugar, cream, salt and pepper.
• Cook over low heat until thoroughly heated through, about 3 minutes.

NEW ENGLAND IRON-SKILLET SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Remove the husks and silk from the ears of corn and discard. Trim the base of each ear so it is even and flat. Working with 1 ear at a time, stand it upright on its base in a bowl. Using a sharp knife, cut down between the cob and the kernels to remove the kernels. Reserve the kernels and discard the cobs.
• Fill a large saucepan two-thirds full of water and bring to a boll over high heat. Add the corn and simmer for 3 minutes. Drain in a colander, then rinse under cold water until cool. Drain thoroughly, blot dry with paper towels, and set aside.
• In a 12-inch skillet, preferably cast iron, melt the butter over medium-high heat and swirl to coat the pan. Add the zucchinis and onion and sauté, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes until just beginning to brown at the edges. Add the red peppers and sauté for 3 minutes longer. Add the lima beans and corn kernels. Sauté, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes until the vegetables are heated through. Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve immediately, or keep warm for up to 20 minutes.

NORTH ATLANTIC PAN SEARED COD WITH NEW ENGLAND SUCCOTASH AND CRANBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Roughly chop the bacon and dried cranberries and set aside. Drain and rinse beans and set aside. Drain the corn, if necessary.
• In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and milk together. Add the corn, beans, chopped bacon and cranberries and stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium low and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally. Season mixture with salt and pepper, to taste. Remove from heat, loosely cover and set aside until ready to serve.
• While succotash is cooking, prepare the dressing. If you are very short on time, substitute store bought cranberry vinaigrette and add 1 tablespoon horseradish.
• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade, combine all ingredients except for salt and pepper. Pulse ingredients until cranberries are roughly chopped and dressing is emulsified. Season vinaigrette with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside until ready assemble plates.
• Rinse and pat fillets dry. Combine the flour and salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Coat fish on all sides with seasoned flour, shaking off the excess and set fillets aside.
• In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter and olive oil. Heat melted mixture until hot but not browned and place the fish in the skillet, leaving space between the fillets. Cook 4 to 5 minutes on the first side and turn fillets over carefully. Continue cooking until flesh is firm and no longer opaque, about 5 more minutes. Remove fillets to a plate and set aside.
• While fish is cooking, slice the tomatoes in half and assemble plates. Evenly distribute arugula among 5 plates and arrange in a small mound. When fish is cooked, lean the cod fillet against the arugula and place a scant cup of succotash on the plate touching both the fish and arugula. Drizzle 2 tablespoons cranberry vinaigrette over arugula and succotash and top greens with 6 tomato halves per plate.
• Enjoy!

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.

ORIGINAL PLYMOUTH SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Drain the beans, cover with fresh water and cook until very tender.
• Mash and rub through a fine sieve (or whirl in food processor).
• While the beans are cooking, simmer the chicken, beef and pork in water until tender.
• Add bean puree and stir until all the fat from the top of the liquid is absorbed.
• Add potatoes, turnip and hominy.
• Stir well and serve hot.
• Do not let mixture boil after beans are added or the fat will separate again.

SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Husk the corn and remove all the silk. With a sharp knife, remove the kernels from the cob, slicing from the top of the ear downward and not too close to the cob. With a small spoon, scrape the pulp from the cobs into a mixing bowl. Add the kernels and reserve.
• In a medium-sized pot of lightly salted boiling water, blanch the lima beans until they are almost tender, then cool under cold water. Reserve and repeat the process with the string beans.
• In a large heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the the butter over medium heat. Add the corn and its juices, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Place the bacon pieces in a small skillet and render over medium heat until golden. Drain on paper towels and reserve.
• Slice the scallions into half-inch pieces, including some of the green, and set aside. Add both types of beans to the corn and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring often. After five minutes, add the scallions and fold in the cream to loosen the mixture. Fold in the bacon pieces and spoon the succotash into a warm serving bowl. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.