Southern Vegetable Succotash

  • 1lb. Speckled Butter Beans
  • 1 lb. Baby Lima beans (may be little less depending where you get them)
  • 1 lb. Butter peas
  • 1 lb. Corn (yellow or white)
  • 1 lb. Okra
  • 1 very large onion (yellow or white)
  • 1 28oz can of diced tomatoes
  • 6 cloves of minced garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. hot sauce (this adds zest you can add as much or as little as you desire)
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 3 tsp. salt
  • 3 tsp. black pepper
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • 3 strips of bacon (if you desire, it adds more flavor)
  • 4 Tbsp vegetable oil   (2 Tbsp. oil if you use bacon)

    Heat oil and bacon in a heavy pot. Add onion  and cook till onion start to brown, then add garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes, then add tomatoes cook for about 5 minutes. Now stir in add all the spices then add all the other ingredieants and cook for 20 to 30 minutes over medium heat. Lower heat when succotach starts to boil. Bon Appetit !