Penne Pasta With Salmon And Vodka Food

CREAMY LEMON VODKA SALMON PASTA

Steps:

• Bring 4 quarts of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until al dente, as it will finish cooking in (and absorb!) the sauce. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Sweat the onion with a sprinkle of salt until it is tender and translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
• Pour in the vodka and reduce it down until it is almost gone.
• Add the cream and cook until it just starts to bubble. Gently stir in the cooked salmon and warm through.
• Add the cooked pasta and continue cooking until the sauce begins to thicken, about 2 to 3 minutes. If the sauce is too thick, add a little of the pasta water.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and zest, Parmesan and fresh dill. Taste and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Garnish with thin lemon slices, fresh dill and more Parmesan.

PENNE AND VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Meanwhile, melt butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add pancetta, and saute until lightly browned. Add vodka and stir until it is reduced by half, about 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce and cream. Simmer uncovered for 10 to 12 minutes. Stir every few minutes.
• Stir in pasta, and heat through. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

PENNE WITH VODKA CREAM AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions to al dente. Drain and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat, simmer the marinara sauce, dill and vodka for 15 minutes. Add the salmon pieces, peas and cream and heat through.
• Pour sauce over pasta and serve.

PENNE ALA VODKA AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wide frying pan over medium-low heat.
• Add shallot and cook, stirring often, until soft but not brown (about 3 minutes).
• Stir in chopped tomatoes, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add cream, nutmeg, chopped dill and vodka. Increase heat to high and bring to a full boil. Boil for 1 minute.
• Add pasta to sauce and mix lightly using 2 spoons, until pasta is well coated.
• Remove from heat.
• Add salmon and mix lightly.
• Season to taste with white pepper and garnish with dill springs.

PASTA ALLA VODKA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan or casserole dish. Add the shallot and a large pinch of salt and gently fry over a low heat for 10 mins or until softened and translucent. Add the garlic and chilli flakes and cook for 30 seconds. Stir through the tomato purée, cook for 2 mins, then stir through the vodka and cook for 3 mins. Quickly stir through the cream to combine, then remove from the heat.
• Cook the pasta in salted water following pack instructions. Drain and reserve 150ml cooking water. Add roughly 50ml of the water to the tomato sauce, then tip in the pasta and cheese, tossing everything together over a low heat until well coated and glossy (loosen with a splash more of the cooking water if it's a little dry). Season to taste, then serve with a sprinkling of the extra parmesan, a good grinding of black pepper and the basil leaves scattered over the top.

SALMON WITH PENNE PASTA ALFREDO

Steps:

• Garlic Butter (steps 1 - 6):.
• Completely soften 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick).
• Melt butter and olive oil in a small saucepan.
• Sauté minced garlic approximately three minutes until just cooked.
• Combine garlic/butter mixture with the rest of the garlic butter ingredients.
• Refrigerate while salmon in prepared, so that butter is somewhat soft but still holds its shape.
• Fettuccine Sauce: (steps 7 - 10):.
• Melt butter in saucepan and add cream and egg yolk, well beaten.
• Heat, stirring until well thickened.
• Add Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper.
• Main recipe: (steps 11 - 19):.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake salmon until done (allow approx 20 minutes). Alternatively, salmon may be grilled if you prefer.
• Boil penne pasta per package instructions or to desired doneness.
• Add washed spinach to the pasta during the last minute of cooking.
• Pour Alfredo sauce over drained pasta and spinach, toss to coat.
• Top pasta with diced tomatoes.
• Top each serving with a salmon fillet.
• Top each salmon fillet with a dollop of garlic butter.