Spicy Vodka Cream Pasta With Hot Sausage
"Delightful vodka cream sauce with hot sausage. Very satisfing main dish."
photo by Super San Mateo Che
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 andouille sausages or 4 hot Italian sausage links
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 cup vodka
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1 (32 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon red pepper
- 16 ounces rigatoni pasta or 16 ounces penne pasta
- 1⁄2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1⁄2 cup fresh basil leaf, chopped
- salt and pepper
directions
- Slice sausage links into ½ inch rounds and brown for several minutes in a large sauté pan.
- Add butter, garlic, and shallots. Sauté shallots for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add vodka and heat 4-5 minutes to reduce vodka by half.
- Add marinara sauce, can tomatoes and red pepper. Bring sauce to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for approximately 10 minutes.
- While sauce is simmering, cook pasta until it is al dente.
- Add cream into sauce and return to a boil.
- Add drain pasta to the sauce and add the basil leaves.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Reviews
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Yum! Who knew vodka would liberate so much flavor from the sausage and spread it around in the cream sauce? Between the tomato, spices, and aromatics, this is a dish that makes a great template for monkeying around with variations. Thank you for posting.
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We no longer live in San Mateo but still close by so we'll keep the name Super San Mateo Chefs. :-)
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