Vodka Rigatoni Recipe 465

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan, heat oil until hot. Add garlic and saute until golden brown.
• Add tomato sauce, salt, red pepper, black pepper, and basil.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated.
• Add heavy cream and vodka. Stir to mix and cook for a few minutes.
• Boil rigatoni according to package instructions (do not overcook).
• In a mixing bowl, combine drained pasta with cream sauce. Mix thoroughly. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with grated cheese, bacon, and parsley.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Drain roasted peppers, reserving a small amount of the liquid. Cut peppers into strips.
• Combine prosciutto, cream, crushed tomatoes, vodka, roasted peppers with reserved liquid, parsley, garlic powder, sugar, salt and black pepper, and crushed red pepper in a saucepan. Cover. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the sauce comes to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, and transfer to a large serving bowl.
• Stir cheese into the sauce. Stir sauce into rigatoni and top with peas.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium. Cook onion and garlic, stirring constantly, just until onion is starting to brown around the edges, 5-7 minutes. Add tomato paste and red pepper flakes and stir to coat onion. Cook, stirring often, until paste is deep red and starting to brown and stick to the bottom of pot, 5-7 minutes. Add vodka, scraping up brown bits; reduce heat to low.
• Using a heatproof measuring glass, scoop out about ¼ cup boiling water from pot and add heavy cream. Stirring constantly, gradually pour cream mixture into onion mixture and cook, stirring, until a smooth sauce forms. Remove from heat.
• Cook pasta in the pot of boiling water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. About 1 minute before pasta is done, scoop out 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Return Dutch oven to low heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer pasta to Dutch oven. Stir in 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid, then gradually add half of Parmesan, stirring constantly to melt. Pasta should be coated with a smooth, glossy sauce. Season with salt; add more pasta cooking liquid if sauce is too thick.
• Divide pasta among bowls. Top with basil and remaining Parmesan and drizzle with a little oil.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Add shallots and crushed red pepper.
• Sauté until shallots are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add vodka and carefully ignite with a long match to burn off alcohol.
• Simmer 2 minutes or until flames subside, shaking pan continuously.
• Increase heat to high, add whipping cream, and boil 3 minutes or until mixture thickens.
• Add tomato sauce and boil 2-3 minutes or until mixture thickens and coats the back of the spoon.
• (sauce can be made a day ahead and chilled).
• Cook rigatoni in salted water until tender, but still firm to bite-do not overcook.
• Before straining, set aside 1/4 cup of the salted cooking water.
• Drain pasta and return to pot.
• Add prepared sauce, prosciutto, 1/3 cup asiago cheese, parsley, and basil.
• Toss to mix.
• Add the 1/4 cup reserved cooking water if mixture is too dry.
• Season to taste with pepper.
• Transfer to large bowl.
• Sprinkle with remaining asiago cheese and serve.