('m back on he road so here's an "encore post" from the past)
For breakfast this fine Sunday I made these little tacos, starting with tortillas made from fresh masa. Then a spoonful of Orca beans, chorizo from the Fatted Calf, shredded cheese, Cholula hot sauce and a touch of crema.
The Orca beans look like black beans but they're very closely related to Ansazi. They have a rich, inky black pot liquor but the beans are two-toned. They have a great texture and flavor.
Omg- I am drooling… This looks amazingly delicious.
I’m with Jessica, these look good. Does anyone know where I can find Orca Beans?
We’ve just finsihed cleaning the beans. There is also a potato-like bean called Orca, but more often Black Calypso. It’s very confusing so we’re going to be marketing these as Vaquero beans, the other name. They should be at ranchogordo.com any minute now.
Can’t wait to try the vaguero beans.