Gin Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 fresh tomatoes, peeled,seeded and mashed
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and mashed
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 lb fresh button mushroom, , sliced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup gin
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 2 cups whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in a glass bowl, combine tomatoes, garlic, beef stock, thyme, and salt and pepper; mix well.
• 2 in a large saucepan over medium heat, saute the mushrooms in the butter for 3 or 4 minutes.
• 3 add the tomato mixture, the tabasco sauce and the gin and heat just until liquid begins to boil.
• 4 add cream and heat until liquid is just near the boiling point, but do not let it boil.
• 5 serve immediately.