Spicy Rigatoni with Vodka Sauce

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Dice an onion.
  2. 2Add salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and oregano to the diced onions in olive oil in a frying pan.
  3. 3Fry off your spices in the olive oil with the onions.
  4. 4Add garlic and an entire tube of tomato paste to the pan.
  5. 5Cook off the tomato paste thoroughly before adding the vodka.
  6. 6Add 1/3 cup of vodka and 1 cup of heavy cream to the pan and mix it.
  7. 7Turn off the heat on the sauce.
  8. 8Salt the pasta water and add the rigatoni.
  9. 9Remove garlic cloves from the sauce if desired.
  10. 10Reserve some pasta water.
  11. 11Drain the pasta.
  12. 12Mix the pasta with the sauce, reserved pasta water, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
  13. 13Garnish with fresh parsley.

Ingredients

  • Rigatoni pasta
  • 1 Onion
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Red pepper flakes
  • Oregano
  • Garlic
  • 1 tube Tomato paste
  • 0.33 cup Vodka
  • 1 cup Heavy cream
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Equipment

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Tips

  • Dice the onion finely, or skip it if you don't like it.
  • Fry off your spices in olive oil to enhance flavor.
  • Actually cook off the tomato paste before adding vodka.
  • Remove garlic cloves from the final sauce if preferred by Italian chefs, though it's optional.
  • Take the pasta out a minute before it's al dente to allow it to simmer and finish cooking in the sauce.