Brazilian Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

 * 2	cup	Black beans
 * 3 1/2	cup	Water or stock
 * 2	tsp	Salt
 * 1	cup	Chopped onion
 * 1	cup	Chopped carrot
 * 1	cup	Chopped celery
 * 6	x	Cloves garlic, chopped
 * 3	tbl	Cumin
 * 3	tbl	Crushed corriander seeds
 * 2	x	Peeled, sectioned, deseeded oranges
 * 1/2	cup	Orange juice
 * 1	tbl	Sherry
 * 1	x	Lemon, juice of
 * 1	tbl	Black pepper
 * 1	tbl	Red pepper

Directions

 * Wash the beans and soak, them, covered, for 4 hours.
 * Drain and add water or stock.
 * Add salt.
 * Bring to a boil and then simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 hours.
 * Sautee the vegetables and garlic.
 * Add cumin and corriander.
 * Cook until vegetables are soft, adding water if needed.
 * Add veggies to cooking beans.
 * About 10 minutes before beans are ready add the oranges, orange and lemon juice, sherry, black and red pepper.
 * Stir, cover, cook 10 more minutes.