How to Make Vodka Sauce | Sauce Recipe | Allrecipes.com

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut cream is lower in calories, while milk is more budget-friendly.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat, while a cheese blend can be more economical.

Measure 1 cup of vodka into a small bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes to the vodka.

Set the vodka and pepper mixture aside for about an hour to let the flavors combine.

Add a 128 oz can of Roma tomatoes along with their juice into a blender or food processor and break the tomatoes down.

Set the blended tomatoes aside for a minute.

Mince 1 large clove of garlic.

Chop 3/4 of a pound of Pudo.

Chop 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley and 2 tablespoons of fresh basil.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add the Pudo and garlic to the skillet and sauté together for about a minute.

Add the parsley, basil, salt, and pepper to taste, and cook until the Pudo is evenly browned.

Pour in the vodka and pepper mixture and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes.

Add the crushed Roma tomatoes, 2 8 oz cans of tomato sauce, and 1 cup of water to the skillet.

Stir the sauce and simmer it for 15 minutes.

Stir in 1 cup of heavy cream and cook the sauce for another 2 minutes before serving.

Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.

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