Gin Tomato Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans tomatoes, peeled and diced
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon sugar
• 2 dashes tabasco sauce
• 6 slices bacon, cut into thin strips
• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1/3 cup gin
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine tomato, garlic, thyme, paprika, sugar and tabasco in a blender and puree.
• 2 in a soup pot, sauté bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels.
• 3 add butter to pan with bacon drippings, melt butter, add mushrooms and sauté until golden.
• 4 add gin and bacon, stir, add tomato sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
• 5 add cream, season with salt and pepper and serve.