Confetti Succotash

"I recently took a cooking class, and this was one of the recipes we made. I've changed it up a bit to use ingredients I keep on hand most of the time. This is a quick and easy side dish, and goes well with chicken, pork or seafood."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Place the bacon in a cold skillet, and begin to cook over medium low heat to render the fat.
  • Once the bacon is cooked through, but not crispy, add the shallot, Lima beans, bell pepper, and corn.
  • Cook until the shallot begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the garlic, and continue cooking for a few more minutes, making sure not to burn the garlic.
  • Add the wine, and cook until it is nearly evaporated.
  • Add the chicken stock, and cook until it's reduced by half.
  • Add the cream, and cook for a few more minutes, until it starts to thicken slightly.
  • Remove from the heat, add the cheese, and stir to combine.
  • Taste the sauce, and add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve immediately.

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  1. This is a special succotash, not your Mom's succotash. There is a complex blend of flavors, but this is a very labor-intensive side dish. I categorize it as "If I made this for you, I must love you very much!" The end result tasted sublime. Shallots vary greatly in size; mine yielded about 3/4 cup of minced product. Per Cooks Illustrated, 1 medium shallot yields 3 tablespoons of minced product. Was my dish ruined? No, but the shallot taste was quite noticeable instead of subtle. Other choices I made, to please myself: I used baby lima beans and Silver-Queen-type corn. DH, our resident succotash maven, would have preferred the largest lima beans I could have found and would have increased the proportion of them in the dish. Although the sauce was tasty, I was not wowed by it; it didn't "crown" the recipe as I expected it to, given all the special attention. It needed to thicken more, I think. Ahem, we were hungry... Made for Please Review My Recipe tag game.
     
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I live near Seattle, WA with my husband of 11 years and our pet ferrets. We're lucky enough to own a home with a big, south facing yard which is great for entertaining. It also allows me to have a big vegetable garden where I grow most of my own herbs and a lot of the vegetables we eat in the summer, as well as a bunch to share with family and friends. In my professional life, I'm an accountant- but what I really love to do is cook and eat! Most of my ability is self-taught. I love to experiment with new recipes and techniques, most of which I get from watching way too much food tv and reading foodie magazines. Recently I decided to start a personal chef business and have cooked for a few clients. I love the challenge of designing a menu to fit a family's specific tastes and needs, and then cooking it for them to enjoy. For me, cooking is an expression of love. Everyone needs to eat, but food is more than just fuel for the body, it can nurture and comfort ~ give us a memory from childhood, or a retreat when we feel ill. I always think of the people who I'm cooking for when I make a dish, and there is no better compliment than when someone enjoys the food I've made especially for them. I also like to do OAMC- style cooking, but instead of using it mainly to get dinner on the table, I focus on getting lunch in the bag! Eating out is far too expensive in both dollars and nutrition to make a habit of, yet I want a hot, satisfying meal to enjoy in the middle of the day. Cookin ahead allows me to have great food, without sacrificing either my dollars or my waistline. <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/Animation6.gif"><img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/participantbannerzwt5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Participation.jpg"><img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PACfall08partic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/AMpageSticker.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r317/j_welcome/pics2/food/PRMRcopy.jpg"><img src="http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj81/HokiesLady65/Recipezaar%20Album/iplaytagin.jpg">[IMG] http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/momaphet/Food/banner10.jpg[/IMG]
 
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