Succotash Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  or use bacon grease
• 1 tablespoon butter + 1-2 tablespoons for later

  if desired
• 1 large red onion

  chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper

  chopped (or use jalapeno peppers for a spicier version)
• 4 cloves garlic

  minced
• 3 cups fresh corn kernels

  frozen is ok to use, thawed
• 1.5 pounds butter beans

  or baby lima beans - fresh hydrated, or thawed from frozen
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes

  sliced in half
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil

  or use other fresh herbs

Instructions

• 1 Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon butter together in a large pan
  over medium heat. Swirl to combine.
• 2 Add the onion and bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes to soften.
• 3 Add the garlic and cook 1 minute, until it becomes fragrant.
• 4 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.
• 5 Stir in 1-2 tablespoons of butter (if desired) along with the cherry tomatoes
  and fresh chopped basil, about 1 minute to warm.
• 6 Serve!

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