Grandma Rose's Red Sauce

The perfect base red sauce! With very slight tweaks this sauce transforms into a pizza sauce, a bolognese or vodka sauce.

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Warm a large pot, over medium heat and add enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pot

Step 2

Once you see the oil start to gently ripple add your chopped onion and cook until soft and glassy

Step 3

Add 3-4 cloves of chopped garlic and stir 1-2 minutes more until fragrant

Step 4

Add all cans of tomato and bring to a gentle simmer over low heat.

Step 5

Taste and adjust to your preference adding fresh basil, salt, pepper and parmesan to taste and let simmer for another 10-20 minutes.

Step 6

After the sauce has a chance to simmer 10minutes, stir in 1/2 cup of heavy cream and 1/4 cup vodka and bring back to boil.

Step 7

Simmer another 10 minutes, there should be no taste of raw alcohol when finished.