It's dinner time!

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried red kidney beans, rinsed
• 2 quarts water
• 1 Moroccan-style preserved lemon, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 small red chile pepper, halved lengthwise
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon anise seed