Succotash

Name: Succotash
Yield: Serves 4–6 as an accompaniment
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon (5 ml spoon) sugar; freshly ground black pepper; ¼ pint (150 ml) water; 1 teaspoon (5 ml spoon) salt; 8 oz (225 g) broad beans, fresh or frozen; a knob of butter; 5 fl oz (150 ml) carton of double cream; 9 oz (250 g) sweet corn, fresh or frozen

Preparation info

Serves
4–6
as an accompaniment

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cooking of the USA

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1993

About

Succotash is an Indian word for a dish that contains both corn and beans. I use broad beans and corn in this tasty version.

Ingredients

¼ pint (150 ml) water
1 teaspoon (5

Americas
United States
Side dish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Bring the water with the salt and sugar to the boil. Add the beans and corn, fresh or still frozen, to the pan and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until the beans are just tender. Drain and add the butter, cream and some pepper. Stir over a moderate heat until the cream and vegetables are very hot. Serve at once.