Smoked Tomato Gazpacho
- 16 ounces tomato juice
- 8 ounces V-8 juice
- 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 4 tomatoes, peeled, diced, de-seeded (hot pan smoked)
- 1 clove garlic, finely diced
- 1 lemon
- Cayenne, to taste
- Hot pepper sauce, to taste
- Salt, white and black pepper, to taste
- Worcestershire sauce, to taste
- Mix all ingredients together and chill.
- Prepare at least two hours prior to serving.
- Using a knife, remove stem from red tomatoes and mark an X on the other end of tomato.
- Place in boiling water for 30 seconds and remove.
- Immediately place in ice water.
- Drain and peel skin off.
- Cut tomato in half crosswise and squeeze out all seeds and pulp.
- Line the bottom of an aluminum pan with dry wood chips.
- Place tomatoes on a glazing rack and insert on pan.
- Cover with aluminum foil and place over high heat on stove top.
- Allow tomatoes to heavy smoke 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove rack and allow tomatoes to cool.
- Chop tomatoes and add to soup.
tomato juice, juice, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, clove garlic, lemon, cayenne, pepper sauce, salt, worcestershire sauce
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/smoked-tomato-gazpacho-recipe.html (may not work)