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     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
 [email protected]  Source: Cookbook Digest March/April
 98

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