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