You Won't Be Single For Long Vodka Cream Pasta

By á-174942

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 garlic cloces minced
• 2 shallots minced
• 1 cup vodka
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 can crushed tomatoes - (32 oz)
• Coarse salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
• 16 ounces pasta, such as penne rigate
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 20 fresh basil leaves shredded or torn
• Crusty bread for passing

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add oil, butter, garlic, and shallots. Gently saute shallots for 3 to 5 minutes to develop their sweetness. Add vodka to the pan, 3 turns around the pan in a steady stream will equal about 1 cup. Reduce vodka by half, this will take 2 or 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and tomatoes. Bring sauce to a bubble and reduce heat to simmer. Season with salt and pepper.

While sauce simmers, cook pasta in salted boiling water until cooked to al dente (with a bite to it). While pasta cooks, prepare your salad or other side dishes.

Stir cream into sauce. When sauce returns to a bubble, remove it from heat. Drain pasta. Toss hot pasta with sauce and basil leaves. Pass pasta with crusty bread.

This recipe yields 4 servings.