Fresh Summer Vegetable Succotash with Basil
- 2 cups shelled fresh butter beans (about 1 1/2 pounds unshelled) or frozen butter beans
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 pound small Yukon gold potatoes, halved
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 onion, preferably Vidalia, chopped
- Scraped kernels from 4 ears fresh sweet corn (about 2 cups) (see sidebar)
- 1 small yellow squash, chopped
- 1 small zucchini, chopped
- 1 cup grape, cherry, or teardrop tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- To cook the beans, place them in a pot and cover with cold water.
- Bring to a boil over high heat and season the water with salt and pepper; decrease the heat to low.
- Simmer until tender, about 30 minutes for fresh beans, less for frozen.
- Drain well and set aside.
- To cook the potatoes, place them in a second saucepan and cover by 1 inch with cold water; season with salt.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, then decrease the heat to low and simmer until the potatoes are just tender, about 20 minutes.
- Drain in a colander and set aside.
- In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter over high heat until the foam subsides.
- Add the drained potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the potatoes, stirring infrequently, until nicely crusted, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving bowl.
- In the same skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon each oil and butter over medium-high heat; add the onion, corn, squash, and zucchini and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the reserved butter beans and cook, stirring, until heated through.
- Add to the potatoes along with the tomatoes and fresh basil, stirring to combine.
- Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot, warm, or cold.
- There are gadgets to cut the corn kernels off the cob, but a sharp knife will do the job well.
- Most people stand the corn vertical to a cutting board and the kernels go everywhere.
- Instead, set the ear of corn on its side and, using a chefs knife, slice away the kernels on four sides, squaring off the round ear.
- The kernels will fall away, but not having far to go, will not scatter.
- Then, stand the ear on one end and cut away the corners of the cob.
- Finally, scrape the milky remainder into a bowl with the back of the knife.
butter beans, salt, gold potatoes, canola oil, unsalted butter, onion, kernels from, yellow squash, zucchini, grape, fresh basil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fresh-summer-vegetable-succotash-with-basil-380405 (may not work)