Gin Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Combine tomato, garlic, thyme, paprika, sugar and Tabasco in a blender and puree.
In a soup pot, saute bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels.
Add butter to pan with bacon drippings, melt butter, add mushrooms and saute until golden.
Add gin and bacon, stir, add tomato sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
Add cream, season with salt and pepper and serve.