Tomato-vodka Soup

Total Time: 5 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 2 small garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
• 1 (32 ounce) container vegetable broth (4 cups)
• 2 (28 ounce) cans italian plum tomatoes, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup vodka
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, saute onions and garlic in olive oil and butter over medium high heat for 1 minute in a slow cooker, add vegetable broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, vodka, salt and sugar. then add the sauteed onions and garlic. cover and cook on high heat for 5 hours.
• 2 puree the soup in batches, then stir in half-and-half.
• 3 cover and cook for an addition 20 minute on low heat setting.