Seasonal Succotash with Oat Groats
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minutesLegacy Acre’s Cat Morrow shares the ‘not-your-average-succotash recipe. Thank you! Groats (oat whole grains) are a great sub for rice, quinoa or pasta – treated like beans (soaked beforehand) shortens the cook time and makes them easier to digest by reducing phytic acid.
Oat groats must rest 8 hours or overnight.
Ingredients
- Oat Groats
2 cups Maine Grains Organic Oat Groats
4 cups water
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp sea salt, or to taste
- Succotash
3 slices chopped bacon
1 small onion, diced small
2 cups zucchini, diced small
2 cups corn, cooked (2-3 small ears if fresh off the cob)
2 cloves garlic, minced
fresh chopped herbs & balsamic vinegar for serving – optional
Directions
- Overnight instant pot oat groats:
- Rinse the groats under cold water and place in instant pot with the water and vinegar.
- Cover and allow to rest at room temps for 8 hours or overnight.
- When ready to cook, stir in salt and set pot to High, for 20 minutes. Once goats are finished – drain and fluff with fork – then serve/add/store, covered, for about a week in the fridge – or frozen in sealed portions.
- Succotash:
- Over medium heat cook the bacon in a skillet til crisp, when finished remove with a slotted spoon and set aside – LEAVE the bacon fat in the skillet and…
- Add the onions and zucchini to the bacon fat along with sea salt and garlic.
- Cook for about 4-5 minutes – or until the zucchini is cooked through.
- Add the cooked groats and the crisped bacon, stir to combine.
- As an option: add herbs, fresh cream and/or balsamic vinegar.
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By Cat Morrow
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