tepary

So exciting to discover a new ingredient -- I've heard of tepary beans but never tried them, and now here you've given us a great introduction and a lovely recipe to get us started.

Ingredient: Tepary Beans with Recipe for Tepary Bean and Vegetable Stew Laurie Constantino 2009

One of the projects we undertook was finding and cooking tepary beans for My Legume Love Affair Ninth Helping.

Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009

One of the projects we undertook was finding and cooking tepary beans for My Legume Love Affair Ninth Helping.

Ingredient: Tepary Beans with Recipe for Tepary Bean and Vegetable Stew Laurie Constantino 2009

Part of the tepary bean's appeal, in addition to its drought tolerance, is its superior nutritional content.

Ingredient: Tepary Beans with Recipe for Tepary Bean and Vegetable Stew Laurie Constantino 2009

Due to its native habitat in the Sonoran Desert, domesticated tepary beans … are considered by many to be the most drought-tolerant annual legume in the world.

Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009

Spread out the tepary beans in a flat pan and inspect carefully, removing any pebbles or debris.

Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009

Albala explains at 203-04 that the origins of the tepary bean, Phaseolus acutifolius, are debated since wild forms are found stretching from the Southwest through Central America.

Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009

Part of the tepary bean's appeal, in addition to its drought tolerance, is its superior nutritional content.

Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009

Bring the tepary beans and their liquid back to the boil (do not discard the original water).

Ingredient: Tepary Beans with Recipe for Tepary Bean and Vegetable Stew Laurie Constantino 2009

Jay Bost, in the June 2006 Seeds of Change newsletter, wrote a fascinating article about tepary beans.

Ingredient: Tepary Beans with Recipe for Tepary Bean and Vegetable Stew Laurie Constantino 2009