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Orca Heirloom Beans for Dinner
The Orca heirloom beans are also called Calypso, Yin-Yang and Vaquero. These beans are white and black and are grown in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, however are native to the Caribbean. These beans are a good source of fiber and iron as well as provide ten grams of protein per serving.
Orca Heirloom Beans
As you know I like to discover new foods and being a bean lover when I saw this orca beans at the store I had to buy them and bring them to my kitchen. I cooked these beans with water, garlic, cumin and salt.
Orca Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 bag of orca heirloom beans approximately 1 pound
- 5 cups of water
- 1 large garlic clove or three small ones.
- 1 tablespoon of cumin
- 1 tablespoon of sea salt
- 1 tablespoon of cooking oil
Instructions
- Clean the beans and rinse them with water. Place inside the pressure cooker and add the water, garlic and condiments and close.
- Cook the beans for 40 minutes on the stove. When ready use precaution when opening the pressure cooker. You have to follow instructions contained on the users manual.
- Serve de beans and enjoy as a side, eat alone or with your favorite rice.
Notes
And I used the pressure cooker to save time. You can use a slow cooker or you can cook them on a pot in the stove however those will take around 60 – 90 minutes to cook in the stove and several hours if decided to use the slow cooker technique.
Cooking the orca beans in the pressure cooker
The taste of this orca heirloom beans is very good. They preserve their distinctive color after cooking. You can use these beans to prepare sides dishes, in soups and stews and to add to salads.
The Orca heirloom beans are also called Calypso, Yin-Yang and Vaquero
I think adding the orca bean to a chili will be a great idea too. Using something different from the traditional red pinto beans is always a welcome change.
If you like black beans you will enjoy this orca heirloom beans
At home, we like to eat beans with rice, so I served the orca beans on top of rice and to complement a delicious Mexican Adobo Pork Shoulder. The spiciness of the pork combined with the creaminess of the beans and the rice make it a perfect combo.
The Orca heirloom beans are native to the Caribbean
The orca beans are a specialty product and can only be found in stores that sell gourmet or specialty food ingredients. If you find them I encourage you to try them and cook them following my recipe. They are very tasty. Besides beans are also a good ingredient that complement our everyday menu too.
They look delish! I’ve never had them but they look like interesting jelly beans. I’d like to try making some – it could be a fun change in side dishes.
I’ve never had beans like this before! Thanks for showing us how to cook them. I like beans because they have a lot of benefits and they’re a good alternative to grains.
These look absolutely lovely and they sound like they’re easy to cook as well. I can’t get enough of recipes with beans. They are just packed with benefits!
Wow, sounds a fun recipe! We love eating beans at home, they are so tasty!
Im so afraid to use a pressure cooker – i never make beans from scratch always use a can. Can yuo do a post on using an actual pressure cooker
Don’t be afraid of the pressure cooker it is a great gadget. I will consider doing a tutorial on how to use it. But if you don’t like to use it you can cook the beans in a traditional pot. Fresh cooked beans are very good. Not that I don’t like canned but homemade is always better.
These look really good. I like the idea of adding some to chili. That could be tasty.
Looks pretty delicious and easy to make! I always love filling up on beans – so nutritious and keeps me full for hours!
Im not a huge beans person but my husband sure is. I will be sure to share this with him.
I have never heard of these beans before. I think their speckled pattern is just neat and fun to look at!
Those are some awesome looking beans. I can see why they called them Orca beans. I may have to print out this recipe.
I’ve never heard of these. Where can you find them? Do they go by another name?
You can find them at specialty stores. These beans are also called Calypso or Vaquero.
I’ve never heard of these beans before but they look really good and I always like to try something new! I wonder if I can find them here in Norway.
Omg can we say yum?!?! Perfect excuse to break out the pressure cooker! Can’t wait to give your recipe a try!