Chef's Signature Sweet Potato Succotash
At Culinary Concepts AB, we believe in celebrating local, seasonal ingredients. This Sweet Potato Succotash recipe is a fan-favorite in our Farm-to-Fork group classes in Charlottesville. Whether you’re looking for a vibrant side dish or a hearty plant-based main, this recipe—perfected by Chef Ami—highlights the ‘kitchen superpowers’ we teach in our Summer Skills-Building Series.
Sweet Potato Succotash
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
2 each sweet potatoes
2 each large potatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup yellow onion, chopped
½ cup yellow pepper, medium diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 each corn, kernels, only
¼ cup lima beans
¼ cup tomato- small dice
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
Black pepper as needed
Optional
6oz bacon, medium dice (sub turkey bacon)
¼ cup pickled jalapeno
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
Stage #1
- Preheat your oven to 400
- Using a baking tray, add your potatoes and sweet potatoes
- Coat all with olive oil and season with salt and pepper
- Place in oven and roast for about 15 minutes or until tender
- Remove and allow to slightly cool, for about 8-10 minutes.
- Once potatoes are cool, remove the skin and cut into small dice.
Stage #2
- Add 2 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a skillet.
- Add bacon (optional) allow to cookout until golden brown.
- Note: sub bacon for 2 tbsp olive
- Add onions, garlic, and yellow pepper, allow to cook out until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add the corn kernels, lima beans, tomato, and sugar. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes until the corn is softened.
- Note: If mixture gets dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water to the pan
Stage #3
- Add diced potatoes to the pan. Mix well
- Allow mixture to cookout for about 5-8 minutes.
- Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper
- Finish dish with pickled jalapeno, cilantro, and parsley
- Serve
Want to master your Knife Skills?
Building a great succotash starts with the perfect dice. If you want to learn the professional techniques behind this dish, join Chef Ami for our next Knife Mastery Class or book a Private Group Workshop for your team. Every class supports our mission of workforce development and culinary empowerment.
