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I drove to the market filled with anticipation. My arrival was early as usual. Luckily the gate was open and I passed through it with total haste. Getting the best of the best was my mission. The local farmers market is quite small and the good stuff goes quickly. My first stop is always the table with heirloom tomatoes. A few pounds of heirlooms are purchased along with some Better Boy ones. Moving on through the market I found zucchini, corn, and lima beans. As I filled my shopping bag, I knew succotash would be the dish to make.

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Succotash is simply a mixed vegetable side dish. There are many variations and the most common two ingredients are corn and lima beans. Using fresh picked from the garden or farmers market veggies gives the best flavor. You can use frozen corn and limas if they are not in season or available. Substitute away! Love bell peppers? Throw them in the mix. Spice it up with jalapeños or bump up the amount of hot sauce. It’s a very versatile dish.

A cast iron skillet is the recommended cooking vessel. You can use a large sauté pan or skillet if you don’t have one. However there is some magic about cooking in cast iron. It’s probably from my Southern upbringing and I can’t imagine certain recipes cooked in anything else. Cornbread is one of them. Well, then you would need two skillets because cornbread goes so well with succotash.

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Succotash

Succotash is a Southern mixed vegetable side dish made with corn, lima beans, tomatoes, zucchini, and onion. It is a great way to use summer vegetables.

CourseSide Dish

CuisineAmerican Southern

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Author Renee Dobbs

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2cupsfresh lima beans
  • 1tablespoonolive oil
  • 1tablespoonunsalted butter
  • 1 1/2cupschopped onion
  • 1garlic cloveminced
  • 2cupschopped zucchini
  • 1 1/2cupscorn kernels
  • 2medium red tomatoeschopped
  • 1teaspoonhot sauce
  • 1tablespoonchopped fresh basil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Simmer the lima beans in lightly salted water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.

  2. In a large skillet, heat the oil and butter over medium heat.

  3. Add the chopped onion and sprinkle with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent.

  4. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

  5. Add the zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened (about 5 minutes).

  6. Add the lima beans, corn, tomatoes, and hot sauce. Stir to combine.

  7. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover skillet. Cook until heated through and tomatoes are soft, about 10 minutes*. Stir occasionally.

  8. Add chopped basil and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a bowl to serve.

Recipe Notes

*You can cook for less or more time depending on desired texture of vegetables.

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FAQs

What is succotash made of? ›

Succotash is a North American vegetable dish consisting primarily of sweet corn with lima beans or other shell beans. The name succotash is derived from the Narragansett word sahquttahhash, which means "broken corn kernels".

Why is succotash called succotash? ›

Succotash is a corn and lima bean dish that often includes tomatoes, peppers, and okra. Its name comes from the Narragansett (a Native American language that was once spoken in the area that is now Rhode Island) word “sohquttahhash,” which roughly translates to "broken corn kernels."

Can succotash be canned? ›

Succotash is a traditional Native American dish, usually consisting of sweet fresh corn and lima beans with the option to add tomatoes. Now you can enjoy succotash year round with the help of home canning.

What was the original succotash? ›

Originally a nutritional powerhouse of Indigenous North America, succotash was a brothy, long-simmered dish, defined by two critical ingredients: dry corn, hulled by steeping in wood-ash lye (known as whole hominy or pozole today), and dry beans.

What is triple succotash? ›

Our Triple Succotash is a flavor-packed combination of corn, butter beans and tomatoes prepared with the perfect blend of seasoning. An excellent side dish or as an ingredient to soups and salads, Margaret Holmes Triple Succotash is a Southern favorite.

What ethnicity is succotash? ›

Many dishes of the Pilgrims and Wampanoags' first meal remain unknown, except for the possibility of succotash. Succotash was a Native American staple served as a stew of summer-fresh or winter-dried corn, making it a year-round choice for gatherings.

Who eats succotash? ›

Succotash was a New England staple before it became popular across the South, and it experienced a resurgence of popularity during the Great Depression because it's pretty darn affordable. Succotash recipes range considerably in ingredients and texture. The two essential ingredients are corn and lima beans.

Why suffering succotash? ›

To yell “Suffering Succotash!” is no different then when folks yell “Cheese and Bread!” instead of “Jesus Christ!” At first glance, it would seem that succotash is being cast as interchangeable with Our Lord and Savior, but perhaps it means that eating succotash is interchangeable with the suffering of Jesus.

What is succotash in English? ›

noun. a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans, and, often, with green and sweet red peppers.

What's the difference between hash and succotash? ›

The difference between Hash and Succotash is that Succotash must contain edamame type beans to be called such. Well, my own succotash not only contains edamame bean but also okra, sweet corn as well as walnuts parsley and chilli peppers.

What defines a succotash? ›

a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans, and, often, with green and sweet red peppers.

Why are corn and lima beans called succotash? ›

The name is derived from the Narragansett word sohquttahhash, meaning “broken corn kernels.” Native Americans introduced succotash to struggling colonists in the 1600s. Succotash featured New World ingredients including corn and beans, which, when combined, offer a vegetarian source of all essential amino acids.

What is a combination of beans and corn called? ›

Adalu is a combination of beans and corn. This combination is my favorite and apologies to all plantain lovers but this is better than beans and plantain. NO CAP!. Let's get cooking.

Are butter beans and lima beans the same? ›

Other than what they're called and sometimes their color, butter beans and lima beans are exactly the same. Their species is called Phaseolus lunatus and the difference in their name is only a matter of geography. In the American South and the United Kingdom, they're butter beans.

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