Penne in Vodka Sauce

lazyme's Note:

Not sure where I got this recipe, but it's easy and tasty. Plan ahead as you need to marinate the red peppers in vodka for 24 hours.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 dried red peppers
• 3/4 cup vodka
• 2 2/3 cups whipping cream
• 10 tablespoons butter
• 6 ounces tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 lb penne
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley
• pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Soak red peppers in vodka for 24 hours.
2. Combine cream, butter and tomatoes in heavy large saucepan. Simmer until reduced by 1/3, about 12 minutes.
3. Cook pasta according to directions. Drain and add to sauce. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Discard red peppers, and add vodka to pasta.
4. Simmer until sauce thickens, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Mix in 3/4 cup Parmesan and parsley.
5. Serve immediately, passing additional Parmesan and pepper separately.

Reviews

[Lavender Lynn]

This was delicious. I followed the ingredients exactly except I didn't put in the red peppers because they are too spicy for me. I also cooked it a little different. I added the vodka to the cream mixture so the actual alcohol would simmer out and just leave the flavor. Made for Photo Ttag 07

[evelyn/athens]

Most excellent. The peppery zing really came through in the vodka sauce. Creamy, cheesey and entirely satisfying. A keeper!

[Audrey M]

A family favorite. We can't get enough of the sauce. We serve the sauce over angle hair pasta.