Vodka Sauce (with noodles)

Vodka Sauce:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 yellow or white onion
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 large red pepper or one whole small/medium pepper (key ingredient)
1/2 - 2/3 cups vodka
28 0z. can of tomato sauce (Hunts, etc)
1/2 pint of whipping cream
pinch of sugar
salt to taste
Important -- one splatter screen!

Melt the butter in a pan, taking care not to brown it too much
Cut the onions into thin rings, sautee in the butter. Add the 2 cloves of garlic and the cubed red peppers to the butter while the onion is sauteeing. Sautee until onions are almost see-through and peppers are soft (ish).
Add vodka. Stir. Simmer for 10 minutes to make sure all the alcohol is cooked out.
Add tomato sauce. Add the pinch of sugar. Stir completely. Put the splatter screen over the pan and let it reduce for 10-15 mins. Stir occasionally.
When it looks fairly well reduced (ie. the total volume has gone down about 1/3), add the whipping cream. Stir completely. Replace splatter screen. Stir occasionally for about 15 mins until the mixture is reduced to a thick sauce.

Serve with penne or fusilli. Serves about 5.