Penne Alla Vecchia Bettola
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1 medium Spanish onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, diced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 cup vodka
- 2 (28 ounce) cans plum tomatoes, whole (San Marzano are nice, but not necessary)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 lb penne pasta (I've even used whole wheat)
- 4 tablespoons fresh oregano
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For the cashew heavy cream
- 1⁄2 cup cashews, raw, unsalted
- 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened (soymilk ok too)
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Heat the olive oil in a large oven proof saute pan over medium heat, add the onions and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes until translucent.
- Add the red pepper flakes and dried oregano and cook for 1 minute more. Add the vodka and continue cooking until the mixture is reduced by half.
- Meanwhile, add the tomatoes and crush them into the pan with your hands. Add 2 teaspoons salt and a pinch of black pepper.
- Cover the pan with a tight fitting lid and place it in the oven for 1 1/2 hours.
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While the sauce simmers in the oven, prepare the cream:
- Add cashews and non dairy milk to a blender and blend until completely pureed and smooth, set aside.
- Remove tomato sauce from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
- Place the tomato mixture in a blender and puree in batches until the sauce is a smooth consistency (or if you have an immersion blender, that would work well here). Return to the pan.
- Reheat the sauce, add 2 tablespoons fresh oregano and enough cashew cream to make the sauce a creamy consistency.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta al dente. Drain.
- Toss the pasta into the sauce and cook for 2 minutes more.
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Kozmic Blues
Providence, Rhode Island
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