How To Make Classic Penne Alla Vodka | Alex Guarnaschelli Chicago White Sox [IAq97lMnkcp]

Let's make my classic, go-to penne alla vodka recipe. We'll build the sauce from the base up, and Ill show you exactly what the vodka really does. Im sharing my pro tips for testing the pasta and the non-negotiable final step to get that silky, perfect sauce. Lets cook!

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Ingredients:

2 tbs extra-virgin olive oil

1 tbs tomato paste

1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped

2 large cloves fresh garlic, minced

1/4 cup vodka (any cheap vodka works for this!)

1/4 tps red pepper flakes

2 tsp sugar

1 medium can (14 oz) tomato puree

1/4 cup heavy cream, room temperature

1 lb penne pasta

Yield: 6-8 servings

Steps:

Making the sauce:

1. In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil and tomato paste for one minute over medium-high heat.

2. Add the onion and garlic, and season with salt.

3. Stir in vodka, red pepper flakes, and sugar.

4. Cook the vodka down for about five minutes, then add the tomatoes.

5. Cook for an additional 5-8 minutes over high heat, stirring from time to time. Season to taste.

6. Stir in the heavy cream.

Cooking the pasta:

1. In a large pot, bring 4 quarts of water to a rolling boil.

2. Add a generous handful of salt, then bring rasmus dahlin the water back up to a boil.

3. Add the pasta, and cook for 3-4 minutes.

4. Stir the pasta with a slotted spoon to make sure It does not clump or stick to the bottom of the pot as it cooks.

5. Using a slotted spoon, add the pasta directly to the vodka sauce. A little pasta water is a good thing.

6. Shut off the heat and let the pasta rest for 2 minutes.

Pro tip: If the sauce becomes too thin, gently warm and reduce over low heat for an additional 1-2 minutes. If it becomes too thick, add some more pasta water to thin it out.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:12 How to salt pasta water

00:49 Starting vodka sauce from scratch

01:41 Adding vodka & cooking it down

02:14 Adding tomatoes

02:50 Add heavy cream

03:16 Add pasta to the sauce

03:39 Final adjustments & serving

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