Nonna's Vodka Sauce

20 mins
Serves 14
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Directions

  1. 1Start by cooking a little oil, shallot, and onion in a pot.
  2. 2Add a quarter cup of wine to the pot.
  3. 3Add vodka to the mixture.
  4. 4Add the tomato into the pot.
  5. 5Add salt and pepper to the sauce.
  6. 6Rinse the tomato cans with water and add the water to the sauce to thin it out.
  7. 7Add a lump of butter to the sauce to make it sweeter.
  8. 8Add a teaspoon of sugar to sweeten the sauce.
  9. 9Add a teaspoon of salt to the sauce to balance the acidity of the tomato.
  10. 10Add a teaspoon of black pepper to the sauce.
  11. 11Once the sauce has simmered for about 10 minutes, add the cream.
  12. 12Cook two pounds of Penne pasta.

Ingredients

  • oil
  • shallot
  • onion
  • 0.25 cup wine
  • vodka
  • tomato
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 lump butter
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • cream
  • 2 pounds Penne pasta

Equipment

potwooden spoon

Tips

  • Rinse the cans with water to ensure no good tomato is wasted and to thin out the sauce.
  • Add sugar to sweeten the sauce.
  • Add salt to take the acid out of the tomato.
  • The cream makes the sauce special and pink.