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This recipe will make enough for two couples. If you plan a romantic evening where more than two's a crowd, reserve half the sauce to freeze for another supper before the addition of basil, and only cook 1/2 to 2/3 pound of penne.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, once around the pan in a slow stream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 cup vodka
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 can crushed tomatoes (32 ounces)
- Coarse salt and pepper
- 16 ounces pasta, such as penne rigate
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 20 leaves fresh basil, shredded or torn
- Crusty bread, for passing
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.
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By karenj40
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on January 15, 2012
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Great and easy!
By chilcovi
Orlando, 48
on January 07, 2012
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Love it! I didn't know what to expect the first time I made it but it is amazing. The entire family loves it.
By Missa2152
on December 27, 2011
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This is hands down one of the top 3 meals for my husband and I. The flavor is wonderful, and wakes up your entire mouth.
We make it just as it instructs, however I do cook 1lb of chicken breast, cut into thin strips, in a skillet along with some EVOO, minced garlic, additional basil, salt and pepper. Then add it into the sauce. And for the record, I loved that the sauce was on the thinner side, it was great to soak up with some bread, and gave me an excuse to grab some seconds.
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