Great Vodka Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:
1 onion
1 shallot
3 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1 celery stalk
1 carrot
1 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 28 ounce can of whole tomatoes (I used roma tomatoes, they're a little sweeter)
1 cup vodka
1 cup cream
1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Directions:

Sautee 1 onion, 1 shallot and 3 minced cloves of garlic in 1/4 cup of olive oil over med-high heat until onions are translucent (about 5 minutes)

Add 1 chopped celery stalk, 1 diced carrot and 1 tablespoons of brown sugar (or regular sugar) and allow that to permeate for a couple of minutes, letting the celery cook

Add 1 large can of whole tomatoes (28 OZ....I used canned roma tomatoes)

Reduce heat and simmet for about 30 minutes, until mixture thickens

When mixture has thickened, place the sauce in a food processor/blender and blend until smooth. Return to pot

Stir in 1 cup of vodka and let simmer down for about 20-30 minutes (until mixture is reduced by 1/4)

Stir in 1 cup of cream (cream should be at room remperature) and return to simmer

Stir in 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese until blended through.

Let mixture rest on low for about 5-10 minutes for flavors to mix.
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I served this over a penne pasta with a breaded and baked chicken breast.