Title: Spaghetti Sauce with Vodka
Categories: Pasta
Yield: 12 Servings

2 White onions, peeled and
-chopped
6 Garlic cloves, chopped
2 tb Olive oil, or as needed
Salt to taste
Lots of freshly ground black
-pepper
3/4 c Vodka mixed with 1 tbsp.
-vinegar
2 lb Lean ground beef
2 lg Cans whole tomatoes
Basil (fresh or dried) to
-taste
1 lb Mushrooms, cleaned & sliced
6 To 8 oz. jar (plus juices
-from jar), pimiento-stuffed
-green olives, sliced
Chopped fresh Italian
-parsley

Saute the onions and garlic in olive oil until limp, about 10 minutes.
While the onions are cooking,season them with salt and a generous amount of
pepper, and add the vodka mixture in 3 additions, letting it reduce to a
glaze after each addition. Add the beef to the onion mixture and saute
until browned.

Puree (or crush) the tomatoes and their juices and add to the beef mixture,
along with basil, mushrooms, olives and their juices, and parsley. Simmer
for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Taste before serving. The sauce
should be on the salty side. Yield 12 to 13 cups; Serves 12 Typed in
MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Cookbook Digest March/April 98
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin"
on Mar 7, 1998