Eastern Shore Succotash

Name: Eastern Shore Succotash
Ingredients: 2 ears corn (as fresh as possible); 1 cup baby lima beans or 1 cup fresh fava beans, shelled and peeled; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1/2 lemon, juice of; fresh ground black pepper, to taste

5 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 ears corn (as fresh as possible)
1 cup baby lima beans or 1 cup fresh fava beans, shelled and peeled
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 lemon, juice of
fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Put the beans in a saucepan and add water just to cover and lightly salt the water.
2

Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until the beans are barely tender, about 12 to 18 minutes.
3

Shuck the fresh corn.
4

Using a chef's knife held at the diagonal, scrape the kernels off the two ears of corn.
5

Add the corn to the beans and simmer for ten more minutes.
6

Remove from heat, season with butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
7

Eat immediately.
8

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