Southern-style Okra Succotash

• 4 corn on the cob, husks removed
• 50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter

A favourite in the Deep South, succotash is a stew of sweetcorn, lima beans (similar to butterbeans) and, sometimes, peppers. My version includes okra (also known as ladies fingers), another popular ingredient in the South, and is pepped up with some delicate spices. The name succotash is taken from the Naragansett Indian word msickquatash, meaning boiled whole corn kernels.

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