Spanish Lentil Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb brown lentils
• 1 1/2 quarts beef stock or 1 1/2 quarts water
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 head garlic, chopped
• 2 carrots, finely chopped
• 1 tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 red pepper, chopped
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 ounces rice
• 1/4 cup manzanilla sherry wine