Pancetta Cream Sauce
- 1/4 pound pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon veal demiglace
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- In a medium saucepan, cook the pancetta over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden but not crisp, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pancetta to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Pour off the fat in the saucepan, reserving 2 tablespoons.
- Carefully add the vodka to the saucepan.
- Cook over moderate heat, scraping up any browned bits, until reduced to a glaze, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the cream, pancetta and the reserved 2 tablespoons of fat and bring to a boil.
- Simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened and reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the demiglace and season the sauce with salt and pepper; serve warm.
pancetta, vodka, heavy cream, veal demiglace, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pancetta-cream-sauce (may not work)