Southwestern Succotash - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (16 ounce) bag frozen baby lima beans
    1 (16 ounce) bag frozen white corn
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 tablespoon cumin seed
    1 onion, chopped
    2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
    2 poblano chiles, seeded, chopped
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
    15 1/2 ounces low sodium chicken broth
    1/2 cup whipping cream
    2/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation
    Cook lima beans in a large pot of boiling ,salted water until just tender, about 6 minutes:remove from heat stir in white corn, drain well.
    Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat;add cumin seeds and stir until toasted, about 3 minutes.
    Add onion and saute until translucent, about 8 minutes.
    Add bell peppers, chilies, garlic and oregano;saute until peppers are almost tender, about 4 minutes.
    Stir in lima beans and corn, then broth and cream.
    Simmer until vegetables are tender and coated with cream, about 20 minutes.
    Stir in 1/3 cup cilantro and season to taste with salt and pepper.
    Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Stir over medium heat to rewarm.
    Transfer succotash to serving bowl, sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup cilantro.

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