Succotash With Hominy
- 6 ears unshucked corn on the cob
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions or scallions
- 1/2 cup yellow pepper, cored, seeded and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup red pepper, cored, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 cup canned hominy, drained
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen baby lima beans
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen field peas or lady peas
- Salt to taste if desired
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup finely minced chives
- Preheat the oven to 475 degrees.
- Open up the tops of each ear of corn to expose the silks.
- Chop off and discard the top of each ear, removing most of the silks.
- Drop the corn into enough cold water to cover, and let stand 5 minutes.
- Drain.
- Reshape the husks and wrap them, two by two, in aluminum foil.
- Arrange them on a baking sheet and place in the oven.
- Bake 15 minutes.
- Shuck the corn, discarding any silks that remain.
- Cut way the kernels, and set aside.
- Heat the butter in a casserole, and add the onions and peppers.
- Cook briefly, stirring, and add the hominy.
- If fresh beans and peas are used, add them, and cook until tender.
- If frozen beans and peas are used, run them under the hot water until defrosted.
- Drain, and add them to the casserole.
- Add the corn, salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring, about 1 minute, and stir in the chives, and serve.
corn, butter, green onions, yellow pepper, red pepper, hominy, beans, peas, salt, freshly ground pepper, chives
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7027 (may not work)