Stewed Yellow Summer Squash
Description
Yellow crookneck squash is stewed until tender, picking up delicious flavor from sweet Vidalia onions and salty bacon lardons.
Ingredients
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2 slices bacon
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4 small crookneck (yellow) squash
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1/4 cup chopped Vidalia® onion
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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1 tablespoon salt
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2 teaspoons ground black pepper
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1 cup water, or as needed to cover
Directions
1
Cut bacon into 1/4-inch-thick strips (lardons); set aside. Slice squash and set aside.
2
Cook and stir bacon lardons in a large saucepan over medium heat until crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Add squash, onion, sugar, salt, and pepper to bacon and drippings in the pan. Add enough water to cover. Cook over medium-low heat for 45 minutes. Much of the water will evaporate; add more if needed.