Ukrainian-style Beetroot Soup – Sophie Zalokar

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp rice bran or vegetable oil
• 1 sml red onion, diced
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and diced
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 x 400 g tin diced tomatoes
• 1 red capsicum, diced
• 1 litre rich chicken or pork stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 200 g beetroot, peeled and cut into matchsticks
• 200 g potato, diced
• ¼ white cabbage, shredded
• 1 x 400 g tin red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• Sour cream, to serve
• Fresh dill, roughly chopped to serve