Pasta with vodka sauce
- Portion size: Serves 4
- HANDS-ON TIME 20 MIN, SIMMERING TIME 1 HOUR
- Difficulty: easy
This luscious pasta with tomato vodka sauce is the just-about-perfect simple supper, requiring just 20 minutes of prep and a long, low-effort simmer. It’s also easy to make a double quantity of (great for batch cooking) and freezes like a dream.
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped or grated
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Large pinch chilli flakes
- 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
- 1-2 tsp caster sugar, depending on how sweet your tomatoes are
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 75ml vodka
- 400g pasta of your choice
- 6-8 tbsp freshly grated parmesan or vegetarian hard cheese
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based casserole (use one with a lid), then add the onion and crushed garlic with a pinch of salt and the chilli flakes. Fry gently for 12-15 minutes.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp sugar and the basil, season well, then cover and leave to simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in the vodka, then season to taste with a little more salt, pepper or sugar – whatever you think it needs.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Drain well, reserving a ladleful of the cooking water, then add the pasta to the tomato sauce with a splash of the pasta cooking water to loosen, if it needs it. Toss well to combine, then serve with plenty of freshly grated parmesan.
Nutrition
- 453kcals Calories
- 7.5g (1g saturated) Fat
- 14.4g protein Protein
- 88.1g (13.1g sugars) Carbs
- 7.5g Fibre
- 0.3g salt Salt
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This sauce also makes a lovely Bolognese Sauce or add Prawns and some sliced mushrooms for a change.
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