Celery Succotash Food

BEST-EVER SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Place lima beans in a medium saucepan, and add water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce to medium-low, and simmer until beans are just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• While beans simmer, place bacon slices in a large cast-iron skillet over medium. Cook until crisp, about 8 minutes, turning once after 5 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels; crumble and set aside. Reserve drippings in skillet.
• Add chopped onion, fresh okra, and garlic to skillet over medium, and cook, stirring often, until onion is just tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in fresh corn kernels, salt, pepper, and drained beans, and cook, stirring often, until corn is tender and bright yellow, 5 to 6 minutes. Add butter, and cook, stirring constantly, until butter is melted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Stir in halved cherry tomatoes and sliced basil; sprinkle with crumbled bacon, and serve immediately.

ONE-POT CREAMY RANCH CHICKEN SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Cut off the corn kernels and scrape the juice from the cobs.
• Fill a large bowl with ice water. Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a pot and season with salt. Add the fava beans and boil for 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the fava beans to the ice bath to cool, then drain. Score the belly of the fava beans with a paring knife and remove the shells. (You should have about 1 cup.)
• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the EVOO in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook until browned. Remove the chicken to a plate. Add the bacon to the pot and cook until crisp, then remove to a plate. Add the potatoes to the bacon drippings and lightly brown for a couple of minutes. Add the corn, onions and chile pepper and brown 8 to 10 more minutes. Stir in the chicken stock and tomatoes.
• Return the chicken and bacon to the pot and simmer 10 minutes. Combine the cream cheese with the herbs and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Add the cream cheese mixture to the succotash and stir until well combined. Add the hot sauce.
• Divide the chicken and succotash among shallow dishes. Serve with toasted English muffins or warm sourdough bread.
• Cook's Note: If you are not serving the dish immediately, cool and then cover and store in the refrigerator. Reheat over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

SUCCOTASH SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lima beans and boil until just tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Add the corn, return the water to a simmer and drain. Rinse under cold water to cool.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring often, until tender and golden in spots, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cider vinegar, parsley, sage, nutmeg, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add the tomatoes, onions, lima beans and corn; toss to combine.

SUCCOTASH

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.

CELERY SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the mustard, honey, lemon juice, and vinegar then whisk in extra-virgin olive oil and season the dressing with salt and pepper.
• Add the celery, carrots, corn, chick peas, peppers, onions, and thyme.
• Toss to combine the salad and adjust salt and pepper, to taste.

SUCCOTASH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large stockpot.
• Add potatoes, celery,and onions, and stir to coat with the butter.
• Cover and cook on medium heat for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, whisk together 1 cup of the milk with the flour; add to the pot.
• Add remaining milk, chicken broth, lima beans, and seasonings.
• Bring soup to just a boil (be careful not to burn milk), then immediately reduce heat to low and allow to simmer about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add corn and ham; simmer until vegetables are very tender, another 10 minutes or so (depending upon how small or large you chopped your vegetables).
• Taste and adjust seasonings as needed before serving.