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Level easy
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Prep time 05 minutes
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Cook time 20 minutes
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Total time 25 minutes
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Servings 4
Course: Dinner
Main Ingredient: Pasta and Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon - olive oil
- 1 tablespoon - butter
- 2 cloves - garlic - minced
- 2 shallots - minced
- 1 cup - vodka
- 1 cup - chicken stock
- 1 32 oz can - tomatoes - crushed
- salt and pepper
- 16 ounces - penne rigate
- 1/2 cup - heavy cream
- 20 leaves - basil - shredded
- crusty bread
Directions
- Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add oil, butter, garlic, and shallots. Gently saute shallots for 3 to 5 minutes to develop their sweetness. Add vodka to the pan, 3 turns around the pan in a steady stream will equal about 1 cup. Reduce vodka by half, this will take 2 or 3 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes. Bring sauce to a bubble and reduce heat to simmer. Season with salt and pepper.
- While sauce simmers, cook pasta in salted boiling water until cooked to al dente (with a bite to it). While pasta cooks, prepare your salad or other side dishes.
- Stir cream into sauce. When sauce returns to a bubble, remove it from heat. Drain pasta. Toss hot pasta with sauce and basil leaves. Pass pasta with crusty bread.