Vodka Rigatoni

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon kosher Salt
• 1 medium onion
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 4 ounces of parmesan cheese
• 2 tablesppons of extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 ounces tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
• 2 ounces of vodka
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 pound rigatoni pasta

Directions

1. Boil and salt one pot of water.
2. Put pasta in water.
3. Heat a pan with drizzled olive oil.
4. Finely chop onion and garlic.
5. Put onion and garlic in pan and cook till slighly brown.
6. Add in tomato paste and crushed red pepper fakes.
7. Stir until paste evenly coats the onion and garlic.
8. Add in vodka and reduce to low heat while stirring.
9. Add in heavy cream and stir.
10. Add in a spoonful of the boiling pasta water.
11. Slowly add in parmesan cheese while stirring.
12. Remove from heat.
13. Drain pasta into colander.
14. Add in pasta to sauce.
15. Serve.

Prepared by Rylee Dykes
Louisiana Anthology
July 19, 2023