Cherokee Succotash
2 lb Fresh or dry Lima beans* *(small ones are best) 3 c Fresh corn cut from cob 4 Wild onions or pearl onions Salt to taste Pepper to taste 2 tb Melted bacon fat 2 Pieces smoked h...
Ingredients
- 2lbfresh or dry lima beans*
- 4wild onions or pearl onions
- 2pieces smoked ham hock
- 3qt water
Directions
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2 lb Fresh or dry Lima beans* *(small ones are best) 3 c Fresh corn cut from cob 4 Wild onions or pearl onions Salt to taste Pepper to taste
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Bring the water to a boil then add the beans
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Cook at a moderate boil for 10 minutes then add the corn, ham hocks, salt & pepper, and onions
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Reduce heat and cook for 1 hour on a low heat
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Got this one from a friend from grad school
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He is a cultural anthropologist who also happens to be a Cherokee Amerindian
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His passion is cooking and this is a recipe that he assures me is genuinely ethnic to his people in North Carolina
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The changes from the items *'d are his not mine