Pasta with Vodka Sauce (or Gin)
Recipe: #11457
December 10, 2013
Categories: Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, New Years, Sunday Dinner, Valentine's Day, Vegetarian, Spicy, Vegetarian Dinner, , more
"One of my favorite pasta dishes, both vodka and gin work really good but the gin gives it a extra fantastic flavor. Everyone will think they are dining in a fine Italian restaurant with you make and serve this, I sometimes add in shrimp. Recipe adapted from Food Network."
Original is 4 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (371.9 g)
- Calories 572.4
- Total Fat - 18 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.2 g
- Cholesterol - 50.7 mg
- Sodium - 175.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 78 g
- Dietary Fiber - 12.1 g
- Sugars - 5.8 g
- Protein - 12.7 g
- Calcium - 171.5 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 28.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add in the dry pasta and cook until aldente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain the pasta. Empty the tomatoes into a bowl and crush with your hands.
Step 2
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion or shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and stir in the vodka or gin, tomatoes and salt to taste. Return the skillet to medium heat and simmer, stirring often, until the alcohol cooks off, about 7 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream and cook until the sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes. Stir in the parmesan cheese and basil.
Step 3
Add the pasta to the sauce and toss to combine, adding some of the reserved cooking water to loosen, if needed.
Step 4
Season with salt.
Step 5
Serve topped with more parmesan and basil.
Tips
No special items needed.
0 Reviews
You'll Also Love
