The Best Rigatoni With Vodka Sauce | Recipe
This ultimate vodka sauce recipe has the perfect balance of tomatoes, onions, garlic, cream, butter, and of course vodka to bring rich and flavorful notes to your pasta. Add in a pinch of red pepper flakes for some heat and this dish is just what you need for a quick and easy meal. GET THE RECIPE
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 30 minutes
SERVES: 3-4
INGREDIENTS
Kosher salt
12 ounces short pasta, like rigatoni, penne, or fusilli
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, very finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, grated
Freshly ground black pepper
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 cup vodka
2 ounces (about 1/2 cup) grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
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Penne Alla Vodka
Make the most incredible Penne alla Vodka at home! A creamy and luscious tomato vodka sauce tossed with al dente penne pasta and topped with fresh herbs and parmesan. Delicious and easy!
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This is vodka sauce is SO much better than the store-bought stuff you get in a jar, it's perfect for those days when you don't have a lot of time to get dinner on the table but still want sumthing super-tasty!
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Pasta Alla Vodka
Ingredients
3 tbsp butter
1 shallot, minced
2 gloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1 shot of vodka
salt to taste
1 lb. tubed pasta, such as penne or rigatoni
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
Basil for serving
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Cook pasta. Reserve cup of pasta water. Fry shallot and garlic in a skillet over medium heat with butter. Add tomato paste and red pepper flakes and cook until fully coated. Add vodka, 1/3 cup of pasta water and heavy cream and combine. Add half the Parmesan and stir until melted. Turn off heat and add cooked pasta. Fold in remaining Parmesan, pasta water if needed and salt. Serve topped with more Parmesan and basil.
The Real King of Pantry Pasta (Pasta alla Vodka)
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▪20g 5-6 cloves garlic, minced/pressed
▪75g or 3-4 shallots, minced
▪30-40g or 1Tbsp canned calabrian chile, chopped
▪Olive oil
▪salt
▪2-3g or 1.5tsp chile flake
▪170g or 1 small can tomato paste
▪100mL or just under 1/2c vodka (sub in white wine if you don’t have vodka on hand)
▪350g or 1.5c heavy cream (if you don’t have cream on hand, use evaporated milk + additional butter and parmesan)
▪60-100g/2-4oz pasta water or hot water
▪1lb/.5kg fusilli or pasta of choice
▪75g or 5Tbsp butter
▪50-75g or 1.5c grated aged parmesan
Bring large pot of water to a boil. Preheat large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium.
Add 40g or 1/4c olive oil to the heavy bottomed pot over medium, followed by shallots, garlic, and a pinch of salt. Stir and sweat for 1-2 minutes. When translucent, add chile flake and calabrian chiles. Stir to bloom for about a minute. Add tomato paste, stir and fry off raw flavor for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add vodka. Stir and cook off alcohol. Once thickened and vodka has mostly evaporated, add cream. Reduce heat to low and stir in hot water.
When pot of water is boiling, add two large handfuls of salt followed by pasta. Stir and cook to al dente, somewhere around 8-10min. When done, drain water from pasta, reserving 1-2 cups to adjust sauce consistency if needed.
Add drained pasta to vodka sauce, followed by butter and around 1/2c or 120g pasta cooking liquid. Gently stir to melt butter and combine. Once butter is melted in, add an additional 1/2c pasta cooking liquid followed by parm. Remove from heat and stir to combine. If needed, adjust sauce consistency by adding more pasta water to thin it out or more cheese and/or butter to thicken sauce. Taste for seasoning and add salt if needed.
Plate up and garnish with a sprinkle of parm, black pepper, a sprinkle of chile flakes, a drizzle of olive oil, and fresh basil if you have it.
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0:00 Intro
0:19 Prep
1:25 Making the vodka sauce
4:44 Boiling pasta
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6:27 Drain the pasta
6:51 Finishing the vodka sauce
7:54 Plate up
9:05 Let’s eat this thing
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Does Vodka actually make Pasta taste better?
Does vodka actually make pasta taste better? Is there an ideal ratio of vodka to pasta sauce? Is vodka even the best-tasting liquor for pasta alla vodka? These are all questions I set out to answer in today's video. Hope you enjoy ????
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:32 How can alcohol impact the flavor of food?
2:53 Exp #1: Does vodka have to be cooked to enhance the sauce?
8:23 Debrief ➡️ How does ethanol work?
12:44 Exp #2: Is there an ideal ratio of vodka to sauce after cooking?
18:58 Debrief ➡️ Does it vodka actually make the sauce taste better?
20:54 Exp #3: Do other liquors taste better than vodka for the pasta sauce?
29:55 Conclusions + Outro
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Spicy Rigatoni alla Vodka | Extra Sharp | Real Simple
Say hello to your new favorite pasta recipe. This one hits all the good notes: creamy, spicy, rich, and saucy. Vodka does more than just add a little booze to the mix—it marries the disparate elements, bringing together the caramelized shallots and garlic with the bright tomato paste and the decadent cream. This makes a big batch, perfect for cold weather dinner parties fueled by red wine and slow-burning candles. Psst…If you want to swap in a different pasta for what you have on hand, make sure to use one that has ridges (like penne) to sop up the sauce.
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