Ambers penne alla vodka is a classic Italian-American dish that is both creamy and flavorful. It is made with penne pasta, vodka, tomatoes, cream, and pancetta. The dish is typically served with Parmesan cheese and basil. The origin of penne alla vodka is uncertain, but it is believed to have been created in the early 20th century. It has since become a popular dish in many Italian-American restaurants and homes. The combination of creamy and tangy sauce, al dente pasta, and savory pancetta makes this dish a favorite among many people.
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AMBER'S PENNE ALLA VODKA
An amazing Italian dish!
Provided by Amber Linke
Categories Italian Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir fresh tomatoes, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir canned tomatoes and tomato paste into the tomato-onion mixture, breaking down the whole tomatoes with a fork. Mix basil, salt, and pepper into the tomato mixture; simmer until liquid has slightly reduced, 15 minutes.
- Stir vodka into the tomato mixture; simmer vodka sauce until slightly reduced, 15 minutes. Stir cream into vodka sauce and cook until heated through, 15 minutes.
- Bring a large pot with lightly salted water and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil to a boil. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes; drain. Fold pasta into vodka sauce to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 560.1 calories, Carbohydrate 58.9 g, Cholesterol 81.5 mg, Fat 29.2 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 12.2 g, SaturatedFat 14.8 g, Sodium 501.4 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
PENNE ALLA VODKA
It is suggested when you make this recipe that you use a premium vodka as a less expensive brand will give a harsh taste. To allow your pasta and sauce to finish cooking at the same time, add your pasta to the boiling water directly after adding the vodka to the sauce. This recipe is from Cook's Illustrated Nov/Dec 2006
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Penne
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Puree half of tomatoes in food processor until smooth.
- Dice remaining tomatoes into 1/2" pieces, discarding cores.
- Combine pureed and diced tomatoes in liquid measuring cup (you should have about 1 2/3 cups).
- Add reserved liquid to equal 2 cups.
- Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add onion and tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are light golden around edges, about 3 minutes.
- Add garlic and pepper flakes; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Stir in tomatoes and 1/2 tsp salt.
- Remove pan from heat and add vodka.
- Return pan to medium-high heat and simmer briskly until alcohol flavor is cooked off, 8-10 minutes; stir frequently and lower heat to medium if simmering becomes too vigorous.
- Stir in cream and cook until hot, about 1 minute.
- Meanwhile, bring 4 quarts water to boil in large Dutch oven over high heat.
- Add 1 TBS salt and pasta.
- Cook until just shy of al dente, then drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup cooking water, and transfer pasta back to Dutch oven.
- Add sauce to pasta and toss over medium heat until pasta absorbs some of the sauce, 1-2 minutes, adding reserved cooking water if sauce is too thick.
- Stir in basil and adjust seasoning with salt.
- Divide among pasta bowls and serve immediately, passing Parmesan separately.
- For Penne Alla Vodka With Pancetta:.
- Heat 1 TBS olive oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat, add 3 oz thinly sliced pancetta, cut into 1/2" pieces (about 1/2 cup)and cook until crisp, 6-8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer pancetta to small bowl and set aside. Pour off all but 2 TBS fat from pan and continue with recipe for Penne alla Vodka, using fat in pan instead of oil in step 5, reducing salt to a pinch in step 8, and adding reserved pancetta to sauce along with basil in step 16.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 660.1, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 40.8, Sodium 58.2, Carbohydrate 101.7, Fiber 15.5, Sugar 6.6, Protein 11.4
AMBER'S PENNE ALLA VODKA
An amazing Italian dish!
Provided by Amber Linke
Categories Italian Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir fresh tomatoes, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir canned tomatoes and tomato paste into the tomato-onion mixture, breaking down the whole tomatoes with a fork. Mix basil, salt, and pepper into the tomato mixture; simmer until liquid has slightly reduced, 15 minutes.
- Stir vodka into the tomato mixture; simmer vodka sauce until slightly reduced, 15 minutes. Stir cream into vodka sauce and cook until heated through, 15 minutes.
- Bring a large pot with lightly salted water and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil to a boil. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes; drain. Fold pasta into vodka sauce to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 560.1 calories, Carbohydrate 58.9 g, Cholesterol 81.5 mg, Fat 29.2 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 12.2 g, SaturatedFat 14.8 g, Sodium 501.4 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
AMBER'S PENNE ALLA VODKA
An amazing Italian dish!
Provided by Amber Linke
Categories Italian Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir fresh tomatoes, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir canned tomatoes and tomato paste into the tomato-onion mixture, breaking down the whole tomatoes with a fork. Mix basil, salt, and pepper into the tomato mixture; simmer until liquid has slightly reduced, 15 minutes.
- Stir vodka into the tomato mixture; simmer vodka sauce until slightly reduced, 15 minutes. Stir cream into vodka sauce and cook until heated through, 15 minutes.
- Bring a large pot with lightly salted water and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil to a boil. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes; drain. Fold pasta into vodka sauce to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 560.1 calories, Carbohydrate 58.9 g, Cholesterol 81.5 mg, Fat 29.2 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 12.2 g, SaturatedFat 14.8 g, Sodium 501.4 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
AMBER'S PENNE ALLA VODKA
An amazing Italian dish!
Provided by Amber Linke
Categories Italian Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir fresh tomatoes, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir canned tomatoes and tomato paste into the tomato-onion mixture, breaking down the whole tomatoes with a fork. Mix basil, salt, and pepper into the tomato mixture; simmer until liquid has slightly reduced, 15 minutes.
- Stir vodka into the tomato mixture; simmer vodka sauce until slightly reduced, 15 minutes. Stir cream into vodka sauce and cook until heated through, 15 minutes.
- Bring a large pot with lightly salted water and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil to a boil. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes; drain. Fold pasta into vodka sauce to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 560.1 calories, Carbohydrate 58.9 g, Cholesterol 81.5 mg, Fat 29.2 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 12.2 g, SaturatedFat 14.8 g, Sodium 501.4 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
HIGHLY RATED PENNE ALLA VODKA
This recipe was taken from America's Test Kitchen's Best-Ever Recipes with slight modifications. It has become a family favorite and is easy to make. I suggest using Smirnoff Vodka and whole tomatoes without any additional seasonings to avoid unnecessary sugar/salt. For those of you with allergies, I personally use lactose-free whipping cream and Tru Roots ancient grains penne to make it lactose-free and gluten-free. Baked chicken is a great addition to complete the meal!
Provided by amanda.nagy
Categories Vegetable
Time 30m
Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Puree half of the tomatoes in a food processor until smooth (about 20 seconds).
- Chop the remaining tomatoes into 1/2 inch pieces, discarding the cores. Combined the pureed and diced tomatoes in a liquid measuring cup (about 1 2/3 cups). Add the reserved liquid to equal 2 cups.
- Bring 4 quarts water to a boil in a large pot for the pasta. Add 1 tablespoon salt and the pasta to the boiling water. Cook, stirring often, until the pasta is almost al dente.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is light golden around the edges (about 3 minutes).
- Stir in the garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
- Stir in the tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the vodka.
- Return the saucepan to medium heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until the alcohol flavor has cooked off (8-10 minutes).
- Stir in the cream and cook until hot (about 1 minute).
- Reserve 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water, drain the past, and return it to the pot.
- Stir in the sauce and toss to combine. Cook over medium heat until the pasta absorbs some of the sauce (about 1-2 minutes). You can thin the sauce with the reserved pasta cooking water if needed.
- Stir in the basil and serve. Pass grated Parmesan cheese separately for extra flavour!
- Slice and add baked chicken on top (optional).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 680.5, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 40.8, Sodium 2093.1, Carbohydrate 101.4, Fiber 15.5, Sugar 6.6, Protein 11.4
QUICK PENNE ALLA VODKA
I believe I found this recipe in our Sunday paper. It is very quick and tastes great; but I do not want to look at it's nutritional analysis. We prefer to use diced mushrooms instead of the pancetta, both because of texture and we usually have them on hand.
Provided by TigerJo
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 32m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Start a pot of salted water boiling.
- In a 12" skillet, melt butter over medium heat; when it foams, add pancetta (or mushrooms) and saute for about 6 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high; add vodka. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring regularly. Meanwhile, put pasta into the pot of boiling water.
- Add the marinara sauce and cream to the skillet. Simmer sauce gently, stirring occasionally; Add salt/pepper to taste. When pasta is just barely al dente, drain it and add it to the skillet.
- Gently stir pasta and sauce for a minute or two. Transfer to a hot bowl, and serve with the grated cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 720.6, Fat 26.6, SaturatedFat 14, Cholesterol 67.8, Sodium 948.8, Carbohydrate 93.4, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 20.8, Protein 15.6
SIMPLE PENNE ALLA VODKA
Make and share this Simple Penne Alla Vodka recipe from Food.com.
Provided by graffeetee
Categories Penne
Time 28m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Saute the onion in the combined butter and olive oil until translucent.
- Add the prosciutto and saute an additional 2 minutes.
- Add vodka and cook on high heat for 4 minutes.
- Add tomato puree and red pepper and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add cream and simmer for an additional 1 minute.
- Salt to taste. Toss with hot cooked penne and Parmesan cheese. Serve extra Parmesan on the table if desired.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. Fresh, ripe tomatoes, good quality vodka, and a flavorful cheese like Parmesan or pecorino Romano will make all the difference.
- Don't be afraid to adjust the recipe to your taste. If you like your sauce more spicy, add more red pepper flakes. If you prefer a creamier sauce, add more cream or milk. And if you want a thicker sauce, simmer it for longer.
- Serve the pasta immediately after it's cooked, while it's still hot and saucy. Garnish with fresh basil or parsley for a pop of color and flavor.
- Penne alla vodka is a versatile dish that can be served as a main course or a side dish. It's also great for potlucks and parties.
- If you have leftover sauce, it can be used to make a delicious soup or stew. Simply add some broth, vegetables, and meat or beans.
Conclusion:
Penne alla vodka is a classic Italian dish that's easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With its creamy, flavorful sauce and tender pasta, it's the perfect comfort food for any occasion. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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