Latin Black Bean Soup

• 1 cup dried black beans
• 8 cups water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon tamari
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1/4 cup green chili
• 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 -2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

1. Sort and wash black beans.
2. Boil in water for 2 minutes. Let rest 45 minutes.
3. Add onion, garlic, green pepper, oregano, and cumin. Cover and cook on low for 1 and 1/2 hours.
4. Add tomato pate, vinegar and tamari. Cook 30 minutes.
5. Add chillis, rice, tabasco, and cilantro. Cook 10 minutes more.

black beans, water, onion, green pepper, garlic, oregano, cumin, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, tamari, brown rice, green chili, tabasco sauce, fresh cilantro

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/latin-black-bean-soup-327285 (may not work)