Calabacitas (for Lisa in LA)

[amanda_pennsylvania]

This recipe is from a friend of mine; I'm not sure where he got it from. It's really good; I often make it to accompany enchiladas. It was wonderful with the chipotle-maple pork tenderloin.

Calabacitas

serves 4-6

Ingredients

3 tbsp butter

1 small onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, peeled and squashed

1 lb yellow squash or zucchini, sliced or cubed

1/4 cup green chile, chopped

1 cup corn (fresh or canned)

1/2 cup tomato, chopped

1/4 tsp dried mint (optional)

salt and pepper

Directions

Melt butter in a frying pan and saute onion and garlic over medium heat until softened. Remove the garlic and add squash, chile, corn, and tomato. Stir well and add mint and salt and pepper to taste. Cover, lower heat, and cook about 5 minutes, until vegetables are done but still a bit crisp.

Notes: You can stir in diced cream cheese just before serving. I've also used sour cream. You can also substitute cilantro or flat parsley for the mint.

 

[lisainla]

Oh My! That sounds fabulous. I've been making the base of this, not knowing it had a name...

Minus the green chile, corn, and cream. Extra garlic.

This looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

 

[patbastrop]

Amanda! Thanks! just in time for the green Hatch chilies from New Mexico. YUMM

 

[richard-in-cincy]

Calabacitas, what a perfect food. Thanks for a great recipe.

 

[steve2-in-la]

Interesting, I've been making something nearly identical, REC: Corn Saut

Corn Sauté with Tomatoes and Squash

2 Tbsp OLIVE OIL
2 cups FRESH CORN KERNELS (cut from 3 ears of corn)
6 baby GREEN PATTYPAN SQUASH, each cut into 6 pieces
2 GARLIC CLOVES, chopped
1 12oz bag CHERRY TOMATOES, halved (2 cups)
2 Tbsp chopped FRESH CILANTRO
2 GREEN ONIONS, chopped
1/2 tsp CAYENNE PEPPER

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add corn, squash and garlic; sauté 2 minutes.

Add tomatoes; cover and cook until squash is crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.

Mix in cilantro and green onions. Remove from heat. Season to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne.

 

[amanda_pennsylvania]

This looks good, too. Thanks for posting.

 

[amanda_pennsylvania]

Glad all y'all like it. It's a nice staple and can be tweaked in a number of ways.

I forgot to put the corn in the last time; it was okay, but it's better with the corn--more texture and crunch.

 

[marilynfl]

If it's too dry, chicken broth works well. We like piling it in hot mini-wheat pitas and top with

shredded cheddar or jack cheese.