Peel and finely dice the onions. Peel garlic and chop finely. Leave the bacon crisp in two portions in a large pan without fat on both sides, remove. Heat the olive oil in the pan, fry the garlic and onions. Add tomato paste, sweat it and deglaze with tomatoes, stock and cream. Season with salt, pepper and paprika. Bring to the boil and simmer for 8-10 minutes at low heat
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. Drain and allow to drain. In the meantime drain mozzarella and cut into cubes. Wash the basil, shake dry and pluck the leaves from the stalks. Crumble 3/4 of the bacon coarsely
Stir the vodka into the sauce, season again with salt, pepper and sugar. Add basil, mozzarella and crumbled bacon to the sauce. Add the hot noodles, heat up again if necessary and arrange in a bowl. Garnish with remaining bacon slices