Cookbook:Succotash

| United States

Ingredients

 * 2 quarts shelled lima beans
 * 24 ears of corn cut off the cob
 * 1 pound pickled pork (optional)
 * 2 tbsp sugar (optional)
 * 2 tbsp butter or olive oil (optional)
 * Pepper

Procedure

 * 1) If using pork, cover pork with water, and parboil it.
 * 2) Add beans, then corn, sugar, butter, and pepper to taste. After corn is added, watch carefully to keep from scorching.
 * 3) Serve.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * A chopped red bell pepper can be added.
 * Note that lima beans that have not been cooked should be thoroughly boiled for at least 10 minutes to rid the beans of phytohemagglutinin, a toxin found in uncooked lima beans. Canned beans are safe to eat without cooking.