# Chili Oil Vodka Pasta

A delicious and easy-to-make pasta dish perfect for impressing a date.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 1/3 cup guanciale or pancetta
- 3 tbsp chili oil
- 1 shallot
- 4 cloves garlic
- 0.75 cup tomato paste
- 0.25 cup vodka
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 1 salt
- 1 lbs Rigatoni pasta
- 0.5 cup Parmesano Reggiano
- 5 tbsp butter
- 0.5 cup basil

## Instructions

1. Add guanciale to a cold pan and cook on medium heat until the fat has rendered and become crispy.
2. Add chili oil and saute shallots and garlic until fragrant.
3. Add tomato paste and cook for a few minutes until it becomes a deep red color.
4. Deglaze with vodka and once the alcohol has burned off, pour in heavy cream and simmer for 20 minutes on low.
5. Boil Rigatoni in salted boiling water until just before al dente.
6. Add the pasta to the sauce along with some pasta water and mix.
7. Add cubes of butter, grated Parmesan, and toss, adding more pasta water if necessary.
8. Once the sauce starts to cling to the pasta, add torn basil, season with salt and pepper, and mix.
9. Plate it up with more chili oil and grated Parmesan on top.

## Equipment

- dry pan
- wok
- knife
- cutting board
- large pot
- ladle
- spatula
- grater
- fork

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNeoHXCc8/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/61ddacd6-2570-4c47-8733-db85add2a1f8
- Extracted: 2025-02-06

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