Five Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried navy beans
• 1/2 cup dried white lima beans
• 1/2 cup dried garbanzo beans
• 1/2 cup dried kidney beans
• 1/2 cup dried black beans
• 3-1/2 cup water
• beef stock
• Salt
• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tbsp. dry sherry
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, cored and sliced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 celery, diced
• 1-1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. coarsley ground coriander seeds
• 1 tsp. grated orange peel
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
• 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• Rice (optional)
• Sour cream
• yogurt
• Chopped fresh cilantro