Black Bean Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. black turtle beans, rinsed and soaked for about 8 hours
1 large onion, chopped
1 strip kombu
2 qt. water
3 bay leaves
6 cloves minced garlic
2 large carrots, chopped
3 celery stalks with tops, chopped
2 green peppers, chopped *
2 red peppers, chopped *
2 to 3 chili peppers, chopped *
3 to 4 Tbsp. chili powder *
1 Tbsp. ground cumin **
2 Tbsp. ground basil
5 to 6 seeded and chopped tomatoes or 1 (28 oz.) can
3 Tbsp. shoyu
juice of 1 lemon
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley

Preparation

In a large soup pot, combine the beans, onion, kombu, water and bay leaves.
Bring to a boil, turn down heat and simmer for at least one hour.
Saute together the garlic, carrots, celery, peppers and spices.
Add to soup after the beans are fairly soft. Continue to simmer for 15 more minutes.
Add the tomatoes, shoyu, lemon juice and simmer for a final 5 minutes.
Adjust seasonings, remove bay leaves if possible and serve with freshly chopped parsley and onions.