Vodka Sauce
A silky creamy vodka sauce made with tomato paste, garlic, cream and parmesan. Perfect for penne pasta and ready in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- ½ cup vodka
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- salt to taste
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil in a saucepan.
- Add garlic and cook briefly.
- Stir in tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add vodka and simmer to reduce.
- Pour in heavy cream and stir.
- Add seasoning and simmer.
- Finish with parmesan and serve.
Notes
• Use quality tomato paste for best flavor
• Allow vodka to reduce properly
• Pasta water helps bind the sauce
• Allow vodka to reduce properly
• Pasta water helps bind the sauce