Bookbinder Soup

The Bookbinder soup is a tomato based soup consisting of appetizing stew of various healthy vegetables like carrots, celery, leeks and garlic.

It will nourish your body and soul. Here’s its wholesome recipe for you to try out today!

Health Benefits

The vegetables present in the Bookbinder soup make it a very healthy, delicious meal option. If you’re worried about your blood pressure and/or cholesterol levels, do include this soup in your diet.

Ingredients

medium diced red pepper: 1/2 cup

medium diced green pepper: 1/2 cup

medium diced carrots: 3/4 cup

tomatoes: 3/4 cup

medium diced celery: 1 cup

medium diced spanish onions: 3/4 cup

medium diced leeks: 3/4 cup

olive oil: 1 tbsp

Chopped garlic: 2 1/2 tbsp

tomato paste: 1/3 cup

flour: 10 tbsp

Butter: 10 tbsp

water: 3/4 gallons

bunch chopped parsley: 1/4

bunch chopped cilantro: 1/4

bunch chopped rosemary: 1

plum tomatoes: 1 can

sherry: 4 1/2 tbsp

Kosher salt: 1/2 tsp

black pepper: 1/2 tsp

louisiana hot sauce: 2 1/2 tsp

Worcestershire sauce: 2 1/2 tsp

lemon Juice: 2 1/2 tsp

cooked white fish: 1 pound

How To Make Bookbinder Soup

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Sieve the flour and add it to the butter mix. Mix until smooth. Cook the roux for 4 minutes, until the mixture is blonde golden.
2. Now roast the tomatoes in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. Let the tomatoes rest for 30 minutes before chopping them in small pieces.
3. Medium heat the oil in a saucepan. Heat the garlic for 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.
4. Add in the carrots, celery, onions and leeks. Cook for 10 minutes until they soften.
5. Add in the red and green peppers. Mix until well combined.
6. Turn off the heat, and add the tomato paste. Stir constantly to mix all the vegetables together.
7. Turn the heat back on and add water. Now add in the roasted tomatoes, parsley, rosemary, cilantro, Louisiana sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Mix well until well-combined. Bring it to a boil.
8. Turn down the heat and bring it to a simmer for 15 minutes.
9. Turn off the heat and pour sherry.
10. Add in the cooked fish right before serving the soup and enjoy!

Trivia

• Bookbinder’s soup was pioneered in the United States of America in 1893.
• It was served first in an old Original Bookbinder’s restaurant in Philadelphia.

The soup is also served in other restaurants as well such as, Drake Hotel in Chicago.