Latin Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

some garlic
260 gr black beans
1,900 ml water
1 onion
1 green bell pepper
2 gr oregano
2 gr cumin
190 gr tomato paste
45 ml wine vinegar
16 ml tamari soy sauce
240 gr brown rice
34 gr green chiles
1 ml tabasco sauce
12 gr coriander

Instructions

Recipe by: McDougall Plan Place beans and water in a large soup pot. Bring to boil; cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let rest for about 45 minutes. Return to heat. Add onion, garlic, green pepper, oregano, and cumin. Cover and let cook over low heat for 1.5 hours. Add tomato paste, vinegar, and tamari. Cook an additional 30 minutes. Add chilis, rice, Tabasco, and coriander. Cook 10 minutes. Serve hot. HELPFUL HINTS: This is a very spicy soup. Use less Tabasco and less coriander if you prefer your foods less spicy. From the collection of Sue Smith, S.Smith34, Uploaded June 16, 1994