A few years ago, I bought some Orca beans from the CSA in Wenatchee, WA. Then they just sat in my pantry…
Finally I decided to use them. When they cooked up, the water turned black and the beans turned brown! I found out that Orca beans are an heirloom variety from Mexico, rare in the U.S. (No wonder they remind me of pinto beans).
Purcell Mountain Farms’ website has a fascinating, long list of beans for purchase. There are some really interesting names on that list! Eye of the Goat Beans, Marrow Beans, Tongues of Fire Beans…these sound exactly like what a vegan witch would add to her cauldron of animal-free stew. Ah, the abundance! (Where do you get your protein?)
I didn’t make soup or stew. I decided to make up a triple batch of hummus using my Orca beans instead of garbanzo beans. Two cups dry beans yielded about 3 pints cooked.
To make 1 batch of hummus, puree:
1 pint cooked beans
Juice of 1 lemon
2 T tahini (sesame butter)
1 T olive oil
2 minced cloves garlic
1/2 t cumin
1/2 t coriander
1/4 t turmeric
1-2 T water (if needed to thin)
Portion and freeze in 1/2 to 1 cup canning jars.
Don’t let your freezer run out of hummus!
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March 8, 2013 at 8:56 PM
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March 8, 2013 at 10:52 PM
Ally
Wow, the orca beans look beautiful! I’ve never seen them before. I have some chickpeas (garbanzos) soaking now. I am keen to try your recipe.
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