California Succotash Recipes

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, jalapeno, and salt and season with pepper to taste. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the corn and sugar and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. (If the mixture gets dry while cooking add a couple teaspoons of water.) Raise the heat to medium-high, add the lima beans and marjoram and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and parsley and season generously with pepper. Serve immediately.
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Steps:

• Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add oil, onion, garlic, peppers. Saute peppers, stirring frequently, 5 minutes. Add asparagus and corn, cook 3 to 5 minutes longer. Add beans and heat them through, 1 or 2 minutes. Season dish with salt and pepper, to your taste, then stir in parsley. Transfer to dinner plates or bowls and serve.

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• Cook onions in large saucepan of boiling water 1 minute. Drain and cool. Cut off root ends, then peel. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Combine onions and cream in heavy large skillet. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Cover; boil until onions are almost tender, about 8 minutes. Uncover; boil until liquid is slightly reduced, about 4 minutes. Add bell pepper and zucchini. Cover; cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add corn; reduce heat and simmer uncovered until vegetables are tender and sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, 6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add the diced onion and green pepper. Saute for 5 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients. Salt and pepper, to taste. Cover and simmer on low heat for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve with washed blossoms.

Steps:

• Put the beans in a saucepan, cover them with water, and simmer until tender, several minutes for frozen beans, about 25 minutes for fresh. Drain, reserving the cooking water. Add the corn kernels to the pan with the butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and enough of the cooking water to barely cover. Cook gently for 3 minutes, then stir in the scrapings. Turn the heat to low and cook, without stirring, until most of the liquid is cooked off, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with pepper, pour into a serving dish, and add the parsley and a dash of paprika. Serve right away.

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over moderate heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels, leaving fat in skillet.
• Add onion to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in corn, jalapeño, lima beans, okra, and tomatoes and cook, stirring, until vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes. Stir in vinegar, basil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve succotash with bacon crumbled over.