Spicy Vodka Sauce Recipes

PENNE WITH SPICY VODKA TOMATO CREAM 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.
• In large skillet, heat oil over moderate heat. Remove casing from sausage and add to skillet. Cook, breaking up the meat, until brown. Add garlic and red pepper and cook, stirring until garlic is golden brown.
• Add tomatoes and salt; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add vodka and cream and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and add pasta, toss for 1 minute. Stir in fresh parsley and serve!

SPICY SALAMI MOZZARELLA STICKS WITH VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• Form the sticks: Place two slices of salami on a cutting board so that they are overlapping and slightly longer than the mozzarella stick. Wrap up the mozzarella stick so it is completely covered in the salami and transfer, seam side down, to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Repeat wrapping the remaining mozzarella sticks with the salami. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• While the mozzarella sticks are chilling, place the flour, egg mixture and breadcrumbs in separate wide shallow containers.
• Working with one at a time, roll the mozzarella sticks in the flour and shake off any excess. Roll the sticks in the egg mixture, then in the breadcrumbs. Double coat by rolling the sticks in the egg mixture and breadcrumbs a second time. Arrange on a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with all of the sticks and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Fry the sticks: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Pour the oil into a deep, heavy-bottomed pot and heat over medium heat until it reaches 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Working in batches, carefully drop the sticks into the oil and gently "swirl" the oil so they fry more evenly on all sides. Fry until they are light to medium brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the mozzarella sticks with a slotted spoon or spider and lay them out in a single layer on the wire rack. Repeat until all are cooked. Keep warm in the oven if needed.
• Serve: Serve the mozzarella sticks with warm vodka sauce for dunking.
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and season with salt. Stir in the vodka, sugar and red pepper flakes and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook for an additional 5 to 8 minutes over high heat, stirring from time to time. Taste for seasoning. Stir in the cream. Puree in a blender until smooth. Set aside until ready to use.

SPICY VODKA SAUCE WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil and season it heavily with salt. While the water boils, dice the onion and fennel.
• Once the water is boiling, drop your pasta into the boiling water and cook for 8 minutes (set a timer).
• While the pasta is cooking, heat a separate saucepan with approximately 3 Tb olive oil over medium-high heat. Sauté onions and fennel, seasoned with salt and pepper, for 3-5 minutes until soft and starting to turn golden.
• Stir in the Calabrian chili peppers and tomato paste and continue to sauté for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently until the mixture turns dark red and some of it sticks and browns against the bottom fo the pan.
• Turn off the heat, add the vodka, and immediately turn the heat back on. Stir and cook until most of the vodka has evaporated. Add the creme fraiche and stir to combine. At this point, the pasta should have been cooking for about 8 minutes. If it has not been a full 8 minutes, turn off the sauce's heat and wait for pasta timer to sound.
• Once pasta has cooked for 8 minutes, return the sauce to medium-high heat and add the peas. Using a pasta spider, transfer pasta directly from boiling water into the sauce, along with 1/3 cup of pasta water and stir until thickened. Continue adding 1/3 cup of pasta water to the pasta and stirring until thickened until pasta is fully cooked to your liking.
• Serve. Top with parmesan cheese as desired.

SPICY SAUSAGE VODKA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring large pot of salted water to a boil, add pasta and cook al dente.
• In large skillet, heat oil over moderate heat. Remove casting from sausage and add to skillet. Cook breaking up the meat, until brown. Drain if necessary.
• Add onions, garlic and red & chili pepper to and cook, stirring until garlic and onion are golden brown.
• Add tomatoes and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minute (cook longer to thicken).
• Add vodka and cream and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer 30 more minute
• Top plate of penne with cream sauce and add fresh parsley!

SPICY VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine vodka and red pepper flakes. Set aside for 1 hour. (prep time does not include the standing time for vodka and pepper flakes).
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic, for about a minute, until fragrant, and just starting to colour. Watch it doesn't get too brown.
• Pour in vodka mixture, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Add the parsley, basil, salt and pepper.
• Crush tomatoes, and stir in with 2 cans of tomato sauce, and 1 (8 ounce) can water. Simmer 15 minutes. Stir in 1 cup heavy cream, and cook 2 minutes.