New-wave Succotash

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 lb fresh green beans
• 4 slices bacon
• 5 ears corn
• 1 medium tomato
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 fresh sage leaves, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash and trim beans and cut on the bias into 1 1/2-inch lengths.
• 2 bring 1-inch of water to boil in a large nonstick skillet.
• 3 add beans, cover and cook for 4 minutes, until bright green and almost tender.
• 4 drain and set beans aside.
• 5 in same skillet, cook bacon until crisp.
• 6 drain on paper towels and crumble.
• 7 drain off all but 1 t grease in skillet.
• 8 while bacon cooks, cut corn off cob.
• 9 cut tomato in half horizontally and gently squeeze out seeds and pulp; dice.
• 10 heat butter in the same skillet with bacon grease over high heat.
• 11 stir-fry corn, beans, and tomato until corn is cooked, about 4 minutes.
• 12 stir in sage, thyme, salt, and pepper.