Vodka-Tomato Cream Sauce with Crab for Pasta--Vanessa

This is absolutely decadent and so delicious. We got this recipe from John's friend John Howland and made this with fresh crab in Maine.

2 onions finely chopped
5 cloves of garlic, chopped
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
½ cup vodka
¾ cup whipping cream or half and half
salt and pepper to taste
½ to 1 pound fresh lump crabmeat, picked over
freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

Saute onions in olive oil until soft. Add garlic, salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes, and sauté briefly before adding tomatoes. Mix together while adding vodka. Reduce heat and cook until liquid is reduced.

Add whipping cream. Let mixture warm through. Add crab just before finished to heat through.

Add pasta to mixture and fold in. Top with freshly grated cheese