Succotash Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 sliced thick-cut bacon slices
• 1 peeled and small diced yellow onion
• 1 seeded small diced red bell pepper
• 2 finely minced garlic cloves
• 8 ears trimmed fresh corn
• 5 sliced fresh okra
• 1/3 cup lima beans
• ½ medium-diced green zucchini
• ½ cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• 1 In a large frying pan or rondeau over medium to medium-high heat, add in the
  bacon and cook until the lardons are crispy, and the fat has been rendered,
  which takes about 5 minutes.
• 2 Remove the bacon lardons and set them aside.
• 3 Add in the onions, garlic, and peppers to the pan with bacon fat and sauté for
  about 5 to 6 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 4 Next, add the corn, okra, and lima beans and sauté over high heat for a further
  5 minutes or until the corn is yellow and tender, and the okra begins to turn
  bright green.
• 5 Stir in the zucchini and crisp bacon and cook for only 1 to 2 minutes while
  frequently stirring. This zucchini should not be mushy.
• 6 Remove the pan from heat and finish with basil, tomatoes, butter, salt, and
  pepper.
• 7 Garnish with additional chopped basil and sliced green onions.

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