Vodka Sauce?

[MandM-Mom]

Does anyone make homemade Vodka Sauce? I buy the classico version in the market and my family loves it but I was wondering if anyone had a great homemade version that they make?

 

[emilymad]

Do you happen to watch Rachael Ray on the Food Network? She has a recipes for a great vodka sauce as part of her 30 Minute Meals show. It is a great recipe that I make all of the time. I don't have the recipe with me but you can search on foodtv.com and it should come up. The only thing I change is the cream to 1 cup instead of a half cup but I like things creamier.

 

[MandM-Mom]

I love 30 minute meals, I must have missed that one. Thank-You I will check it out!

 

[emilymad]

It is an older recipe. I think the show was about a date night or something like that. I think it was called You won't be single for long vodka sauce.

 

[The Disney Bunch]

Anyone have a recipe that they use?

 

[kittychatalot]

No cheese BTW- Italians wouldn't use it - but i sometimes throw a little on top!


Penne in Vodka Cream Sauce

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, once around the pan in a slow stream
1 tablespoon butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 shallots, minced
1 cup vodka ( I actauly use 1/2 regular , 1/2 vanilla vodka)
1 cup chicken stock
1 can crushed tomatoes (32 ounces)
Coarse salt and pepper
16 ounces pasta, such as penne rigate
1/2 cup heavy cream
20 leaves fresh basil, shredded or torn
Crusty bread, for passing

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, 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.

Yield: 4 servings