Vodka Sauce

By michele080478

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onions
• 1-2 large garlic clove minced
• 1 can 28 oz crushed tomatoes
• 2 tsp parsley
• 1/2 cup vodka
• 1/2 tsp red pepper
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Parmesan cheese
• prociutto *optional
• can add peas/basil if you like

Preparation

Step 1

1- Heat oil and Sautee onions for 5 minutes.
2- Then add garlic & prociutto* and Sautee for another minute.
3- Add vodka, tomatoes and red pepper and simmer.
until sauce reduces 15-30 minutes.
4- Stir in cream, parsley until thick, 5 minutes.
5- Add a few tablespoons of parmesan cheese to sauce and stir.

* you can add more cream if you like the sauce lighter.

* another technique i haven't tried is to pour the cream into a mixing bowl and whip with a hand mixer until peaks form. Fold it gently into the tomato sauce.