Caribbean Black Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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