Cuban Black Bean & Rice Soup - Delicious Living

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 quarts water
• 12 ounces black beans (picked over)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
• 10 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup chopped parsley
• 1 28-ounce can whole tomatoes in juice (crushed with your hands)
• 1/2 cup brown rice (uncooked)
• Salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon black pepper