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spicy vodka pasta

no parm amount listed for a reason. just keep grating

prep
10 min
cook
20 min
total
30 min
serves
4
spicy vodka pastapipe rigate coated in creamy tomato vodka sauce with freshly grated Parmesan
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intro

pls pls PLS don’t mess this one up guys... this is probably my all-time favorite recipe on here & an instant crowd pleaser.

ingredients

  • 1 lb pasta (reserve ~1 cup pasta water)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots, minced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup vodka
  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • parm, red pepper flakes, salt + pepper (to taste)

let's make it

  1. 01

    heat olive oil over medium, then sauté shallots + garlic until translucent (~3 mins)

  2. 02

    stir in tomato paste, cook until it darkens (~3 mins)

  3. 03

    turn off heat, add vodka, stir until it evaporates, then turn heat back on

  4. 04

    mix in pasta water (optional: immersion blend)

  5. 05

    stir in heavy cream, then add parm, red pepper flakes, salt + pepper to taste

  6. 06

    toss in pasta & enjoy

notes

  • — don't skip cooking down the tomato paste — letting it darken gives the sauce so much more flavor.
  • — add the pasta water gradually until the sauce is as creamy as you want it.

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