What about prom?

I’ve been in bed sick for a couple of days, and all I want is bowls and bowls of hot soup. I’ve already had Vietnamese vegetable noodle soup (with lots of Sriracha) and Chinese hot and sour soup. However, as I am missing work for this, I can’t really afford to keep getting delivery. Therefore, I decided to brave the walk to my neighborhood store and purchase ingredients for soup.

I wanted something simple and hearty, something that wouldn’t take too much brain power to make. I didn’t really measure anything, but with this soup it doesn’t matter. Here’s what I did:

1. Saute one half diced onion and a couple of handfuls of brown rice in butter and olive oil until both become somewhat transparent.
2. Add vegetable stock, chopped potatoes, chopped beets, and fresh ginger.
3. Bring to a boil and then simmer until the potatoes and beets are tender.
4. Season with salt, black pepper, and white pepper.

If I weren’t ill, I would garnish this with sour cream. It’s still delicious as is though.