Fettuccine with Vodka Sauce
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5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
6
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Fettuccine with Vodka Sauce
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Ingredients
- 1 28 oz can whole tomatoes, drained, juice reserved
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ small sweet yellow onion minced
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- ⅓ cup vodka
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 lb fettuccine cooked in salted water, per instructions
- 2 tbsp fresh basil minced
- parmesan grated, for serving
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Instructions
- Drain the tomato juice and set it aside.
- Puree half of the tomatoes in a food processor or with an immersion blender, until smooth.
- Dice the remaining half of the tomatoes into 1/2 inch pieces, discarding the cores.
- Combine the pureed and diced tomatoes in a liquid measuring cup (you should have about 1 2/3 cups).
- Add the reserved tomato juice to equal 2 cups total.
- Heat the olive oil in a small Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed saucepot over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add the minced onion, tomato paste, and crushed red pepper flakes to the pot and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes, or until the onion is lightly golden.
- Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds.
- Add the tomatoes and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the vodka.
- Return the pan to the heat and turn the heat up to medium-high heat and simmer briskly until the alcohol flavor is cooked off, 8 -10 minutes; stir frequently and lower the heat to medium if the simmering becomes too vigorous.
- Stir in the cream and cook until hot, about 1 minute.
- Meanwhile, cook fettuccine in a large pot of salted boiling water, per package instructions just shy of al dente.
- Drain the pasta reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
- Add the pasta to the vodka sauce and toss to coat evenly over medium heat until the pasta absorbs some of the sauce, 1 - 2 minutes.
- Adjust the consistency of the sauce with the reserved water if needed.
- Add the basil and mix well.
- Serve with parmesan on the side. Enjoy.
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