Creamy tomato vodka sauce recipe
Last night, I made a reference to my homemade vodka sauce recipe on Twitter. I received a few messages from people asking how I make my vodka sauce, so I figured I’d share the recipe with you all on my blog.
Ingredients:
4 tbsp. butter (1/2 stick)
1 medium size yellow onion, diced or sliced into rings
3/4 cup vodka (non-flavored)
3 cloves of garlic, minced
16 oz. tomato sauce
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 c. grated parmesan cheeseMelt butter in large skillet or frying pan (at least 2 1/2 inches deep) on medium heat. Add garlic to butter for 2 minutes. Add onion to pan for 3 minutes, or until onion is clear. Add vodka to pan and let simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomato sauce to pan and let simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. While tomato sauce mixture is simmering, whip heavy cream lightly (medium speed for 1 1/2 minutes). Add cream to sauce. Reduce heat to low-medium. Do not let sauce boil. Stir until cream and tomato sauce mixture has even consistency, gradually adding parmesan cheese to thicken. Sauce is ready when thick and has a deep orange/pink color.
Serve over linguine or spaghetti.
To complement the dish, I typically pan-fry some chicken tenderloins in a little olive oil and lay it on top of a plate of pasta before pouring the sauce over it. And, I like to cut the onions in rings as consuming the onions seems to bother my stomach a little bit, and it’s easier to set them aside while I eat if they’re sliced into rings.
If you have any questions or recipe modifications you’d like to share, feel free to contact me. Bon appétit!
January 9th, 2009 at 15:16:21
mmm….delicious. we ate the leftovers for like a week!
July 15th, 2009 at 18:56:11
Hey Nick, Your Dad John or Junior as we all called him was my first cousin. My Dad, Alex Bogovich and John Bogovich Sr. were brothers. I loved Uncle John, I know that he passed away before you were born, but I went to the Lutheran school around the corner from where he and your Grandmother, my Aunt Marge lived and I went to see him after school about once a week. He would cook me dinner. He was a great cook. Your Dad was great guy, lots of fun. How’s your Mom? She had a lot of sadness in her life. Hope she’s happy and Well. Do you keep in touch with your Aunt’s Margie and Donna? My Dad passed away about 9 years ago, I miss him terribly. My Mother Joyce is 82 and in wonderful health, Thank God. She lives about 2 miles from me and I see her or talk to her everyday. Please tell your Mom I said Hi and that Aunt Joyce is well. I just felt compelled to contact you. Hope you are doing well.
Best wishes,
Patty Bogovich aka Bogie
December 7th, 2009 at 08:59:47
This is a good variation of a spaghetti sauce. I used to put red wine over my spaghetti sauce, I usually serve this when my friends come to my house over the weekends. They said it’s good. Now, I guess I have to try this for a test, I’m a little curious what tastes best. Thanks for this recipe.
March 11th, 2010 at 03:11:46
Love to try this one..thanks
March 17th, 2010 at 03:44:34
nice. Thanks