Pasta With Vodka Sauce And Shrimp Food

PASTA WITH PINK VODKA SAUCE AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until just al dente, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain in a colander and return to the saucepan.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring, until browned and all pink has disappeared, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the onions, salt, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until the onions are soft and golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring, until thick, about 2 minutes. Add the vodka and cook until the sauce reduced by half, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the cream and cook until the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Stir in the basil and remove from the heat.
• Toss the sauce with the pasta to coat evenly and transfer to a pasta bowl for serving. Top with cheese and sprig of basil and serve immediately.

SHRIMP VODKA PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta per directions. Drain.
• Heat 1-1/2 teaspoons of oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and add shrimp; saute for 4 minutes or until done. Remove shrimp from pan.
• Add remaining 1-1/2 teaspoons oil and garlic to pan; saute 1 minute. CAREFULLY add vodka; cook for 1 minute (see note). Add marinara sauce, 1/4 cup basil, cream, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Stir in pasta and shrimp.
• Sprinkle with remaining basil.
• Note: Adding the vodka to the dish will ignite the dish, so use caution.

PASTA WITH VODKA SAUCE AND SHRIMP RECIPE

Steps:

• Place a large pot of water on the stove for pasta. Also put up a deep skillet for sauce and a nonstick skillet for shrimp. Gather your ingredients. Peel and finely chop the onion. In a large deep skillet, heat EVOO, a turn of the pan. Add 2 tablespoons butter and when it foams add the onions. Stir to soften while you peel and chop the garlic. Add 2 cloves of chopped garlic to onions and season with salt. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of chili paste or about 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Add vodka and reduce by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and tear in a few leaves of basil. Reduce heat and simmer sauce, 10 minutes. Season pasta water with a fat tablespoon of salt, add penne and cook 1 minute less than package directions, about 8 minutes. Have a mug or measuring cup on hand. Add shrimp to a medium bowl and toss with remaining garlic. Thinly slice a lemon and toss with shrimp. In the second skillet, heat EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high and melt in 2 tablespoons butter. Add the shrimp mixture and toss 2 to 3 minutes; shrimp should be pink and opaque. Add a splash of Pernod or vermouth, the remaining red pepper flakes, a little salt and parsley; toss. Turn off heat. Add cream to sauce and stir. Add shrimp to sauce, bring back to a bubble and turn off heat. Reserve about 1/2 cup of starchy salty water and drain pasta or transfer to sauce with a spider. Toss pasta with sauce and grated cheese, using water to loosen as necessary. Transfer pasta to large serving bowl or to individual shallow bowls to serve.