Step 1

Cook the pasta in a large pot of heavily salted water per package instructions and remember to set aside 1 cup of the pasta cooking water before draining. 

Step 2

Sauté the onion with butter once onion is almost clear. 

Step 3

Add pieces of the prosciutto cook till golden and breaking apart in the pan. Stir in vodka and cook for about 5 minutes until the alcohol burns off.

Step 4

Add chopped/thin sliced garlic and cook for another 2 mins till they get aromatic.

Step 5

Add tomato and let cook for about 15 minutes or longer.

Step 6

Finally add the heavy cream to your preferred color.  For a creamy sauce, blend/mash the tomato with a generous amount of heavy cream. If you like a chunkier sauce, skip the blending/mashing.

Step 7

Remove from heat toss the pasts with the finished sauce in a bowl.  Make sure the pasta is evenly coated and serve top with more Parmesan, basil, and black pepper (or red pepper flakes) for a beautiful presentation, and serve right away.