🍅 Spicy Vodka Sauce

Chef notes

This sauce is so good. You cook down the tomatoes with butter and garlic, add the cream, and it turns this amazing orange-pink color. It's called vodka sauce but you cook the vodka off so it's fine. I made it spicier than the original recipe because we like heat. Really good on the homemade pasta.

Ingredients

• Canned whole tomatoes
• Heavy cream
• Butter
• Garlic
• Shallots
• Tomato paste
• Red pepper flakes
• Parmesan
• Salt

Recipe

1. 1.Heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add ½ cup minced shallots and cook until softened.
2. 2.Add 4 tsp minced garlic, 2–3 tbsp chopped Calabrian chiles, and 1½ tsp chile flakes. Cook for another minute.
3. 3.Add 6 oz tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes until it deepens in color.
4. 4.Pour in ½ cup vodka and let it cook off for a couple of minutes.
5. 5.Add 1½ cups heavy cream and stir to combine. Simmer until the sauce thickens slightly.
6. 6.Meanwhile, cook 1 lb fusilli in well-salted boiling water. Reserve 1 cup pasta water before draining.
7. 7.Add the pasta to the sauce with a splash of pasta water. Toss to coat, adding more pasta water as needed to loosen.
8. 8.Finish with 5 tbsp butter and 1½ cups grated Parmesan. Toss until melted and glossy. Season with salt and black pepper.