# Spicy Rigatoni alla Vodka

This recipe teaches you how to make spicy rigatoni alla vodka at home.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 112 g rigatoni
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 small white onion
- 1 can tomato paste
- 2 4 cloves garlic
- 2 4 Calabrian chilies
- 0.5 cup vodka
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- kosher salt
- parmesan cheese

## Instructions

1. Salt a pot of water.
2. Add rigatoni to the pot of water.
3. Melt butter with olive oil in a pan.
4. Dice a half white onion and some garlic.
5. Finely chop the Calabrian chilies.
6. Add onions to the pan.
7. Add a pinch of salt.
8. Stir until translucent and add garlic and Calabrian chilies.
9. Cook for 2 minutes until the garlic is fragrant.
10. Add a can of tomato paste.
11. Cook down the tomato paste for at least 7 minutes until it's almost burning on the bottom.
12. Deglaze the pan with some vodka.
13. Drop the heat to low and add heavy cream.
14. Add pasta to the pan.
15. Add about a cup of pasta water.
16. Stir and simmer until the pasta water reduces.
17. Off the heat, add a ton of parmesan cheese.

## Equipment

- pot
- pan
- knife
- grater

## Tips

- Don't burn the garlic.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8recm4G/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/98a9450b-c97c-4fed-9d0a-f95378665abb
- Extracted: 2025-06-13

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