I found this recipe linked to from a blog I read, and had some good luck with it. I adapted it in the way you see below. Served this with grilled cheese sandwiches on whole wheat.
*Two pounds canned tomatoes
*1 small Onions, diced
*2 cloves Garlic
*some oil
*a few torn pieces of fresh basil, chopped
*some dried oregano
*some dried marjoram
*some dried thyme
*half a sprig of fresh rosemary, chopped
*3 cups beef stock
*2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
*1 Tablespoon Gin
*salt and pepper
*a bit of sour cream (recipe calls for crème fraiche, but I couldn’t find it and didn’t think it was worth it to make it for a few dollops
*dash cayenne
In a large pot sauté the onions and garlic in the vegetable oil until the onions are soft. Add the tomatoes and all the dried spices and cook in the pot for 15 minutes with the lid on. Then pour in the beef stock and let cook for another 5 minutes. Then take off the heat and put entire soup into a food processor or blender and purée. Then return to pot and to medium heat and add the tomato paste and the gin. Stir until completely mixed in.
Add to each bowl a dollop of sour cream spotted with cayenne.
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