Pasta with a Spicy Vodka Tomato Cream Sauce
This is a simple recipe to make when you want something quick and delicious or if you are encouraging the children to cook in the holidays.
I definitely keep a jar of ready-made sauce in my pantry cupboard, we all have those days when you just need a quick meal on the table. But every time I make this sauce instead of opening a jar, I vow I won’t buy another jar of tomato sauce again. But I usually do, due to promotion on my favourite organic brand.
The sauce can be made alongside the boiling pasta, by combining the vodka, chilli and tomato into a cream sauce.
The cream coats the pasta without making it too creamy. You can substitute the cream for a non-dairy alternative for vegans. It’s not a looker but a tasty, quick mid-week meal.
Pasta with a Spicy Vodka Tomato Cream Sauce
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This is a lovely easy to make a pasta sauce made in minutes. Pasta with a Spicy Vodka Tomato Cream Sauce can be served plain or add leftover roasted meats or seafood.
Marissa: www.marissa.co
Recipe type: Sauces & Dressings
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) olive oil
- ½ teaspoon crushed chilli flakes or to taste
- 1 Tablespoon crushed garlic
- 5½ Tablespoons vodka
- 3½ Tablespoons tomato paste (ideally organic)
- 300ml double cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Pasta of your choice
- Optional:
- Add cooked chicken, pork or prawns
- Add freshly chopped herbs eg basil, parsley, coriander
- For a crowd serve with garlic bread and a glass of white wine or a shot of vodka.
Method
- Cook the pasta while you make this sauce.
- Sauce
- Add the olive oil to a small pot then add the chilli and the garlic and allow the flavours to infuse the oil for a minute on low.
- Add the tomato paste and stir for about 15 seconds stirring continuously.
- Pour in the vodka stir well and simmer for another minute.
- Then add the cream, season with salt and pepper and allow the cream to heat through for 5 minutes, on a gentle simmer or as long as it takes to cook your pasta.
- When the pasta is ready, drain and add the pasta to the sauce and stir.
- You can add meat, vegetables or prawns to the pasta or enjoy as it is.
- For a crowd serve with garlic bread and a glass of white wine or a shot of vodka.
