NOVELTY - The method involves gasifying (12) a carbonaceous feedstock (14) to produce hot/cooled raw gases (20, 30). The gas is quenched and washed (22) with quench liquid (24) i.e. aqueous liquid, to produce solids-containing liquid stream (32) i.e. tar water emulsion, which is at temperature of 150 degree Celsius and pressure of 15 bar gram. Solids (56) are separated (46) from the liquid stream at the temperature and the pressure to provide a tar recovery stream (102). The tar recovery stream is treated by cooling (34) the stream and pressure expansion (36) to produce a tar stream (58).    USE - Method for recovering water-free from gasification of a carbonaceous feedstock e.g. coal, carbonaceous waste and biomass (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables allowing high temperature and high pressure conditions of the solids-containing liquid stream to allow for removal of solid particulate material, so that viscosity of the solids-containing liquid stream is increased as a result of cooling of the solids-containing liquid stream. The method enables separating solids from the solids-containing liquid stream at elevated temperature and pressure conditions, thus reducing energy requirements for separation by avoiding need for reheating and repressurization in which filtration is performed downstream and expecting to produce a solid product, which includes less tar, and hence recovering tar from the gasification of the carbonaceous feedstock, which is more efficient and allows for easier solids separation, reducing erosion on equipment, reducing product losses and improving separation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a process for synthesizing a hydrocarbon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a functional block diagram illustrating a method for recovering tar from gasification of a carbonaceous feedstock.    Step for gasifying carbonaceous feedstock to produce hot/cooled raw gas (12)    Carbonaceous feedstock (14)    Hot/cooled raw gases (20, 30)    Step for quenching and washing gas with quench liquid (22)    Quench liquid (24)    Solids-containing liquid stream (32)    Step for cooling tar recovery stream (34)    Step for expanding pressure (36)    Step for separating solids from liquid stream (46)    Solids (56)    Tar stream (58)    Tar recovery stream (102)