Russian Monday: Borscht with Chicken & Egg

Ingredients

• 3 small beets, peeled, grated
• 1 medium carrot, peeled, grated
• 1 medium onion, peeled, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 Tbsp. vinegar
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and freshly ground pepper
• 6 cups chicken stock, plus more if need it (recipe for a homemade chicken stock is here)
• 1 small white cabbage head, chopped
• 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
• 2-3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled, sliced in half
• bunch of fresh herbs to serve (fresh dill, parsley)
• toasted bread