Caribbean Black Bean Soup

• 1 cup dried black beans
• 4 cups water
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried coriander
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1/3 cup uncooked rice
• 2 oranges, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

1. Bring water and black beans to a boil, simmer 5 minutes.
2. Cover tightly and let stand for 2 hours.
3. Simmer 90 minutes until beans are cooked. Dump into a colander to drain.
4. Saute carrot, celery, onion, garlic, coriander, cumin and vegetable oil.
5. Add beans, vegetable stock, and uncooked rice.
6. Simmer gently 1 hour.
7. Add remaining ingredients and pepper to taste.
8. Heat through and serve.

black beans, water, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, dried coriander, ground cumin, vegetable oil, vegetable stock, rice, oranges, orange juice, sherry wine, lemon juice

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/caribbean-black-bean-soup-529475 (may not work)