I’m a little late in writing this blog, it might be the Vodka stupor from the dish itself, Penne Rigate in Vodka. Yes that’s right I found a dish that included alcohol, and I suspect throughout the year this will be quite regular. The reality is alcohol is added to my meals anyway… at the point of eating usually, but in the food is equally fun!
Doing the Penne Rigate felt like a bit of a cheat, like all the pasta should be fresh made and done on the day, however to make it as authentic as possible I bought an Italian brand of pasta to use in the dish. The first point I’d like to make in regards to the sauce is that it was NOT healthy. Butter and Double cream were involved, along with tomato puree and parsley and Vodka. It started with melting the butter in a pan, adding the ham, tomato puree and parsley to sizzle for 10 mins, followed by double cream and Vodka cooked until the Vodka had evaporated. From there it is a matter of drizzling it over the al dente cooked pasta and eaten with an enourmous amout of satisfaction. I would have to say this is seriously easy to make and quite possibly the tastiest pasta I have eaten, certainly the best I have ever made.
Doing the Penne Rigate felt like a bit of a cheat, like all the pasta should be fresh made and done on the day, however to make it as authentic as possible I bought an Italian brand of pasta to use in the dish. The first point I’d like to make in regards to the sauce is that it was NOT healthy. Butter and Double cream were involved, along with tomato puree and parsley and Vodka. It started with melting the butter in a pan, adding the ham, tomato puree and parsley to sizzle for 10 mins, followed by double cream and Vodka cooked until the Vodka had evaporated. From there it is a matter of drizzling it over the al dente cooked pasta and eaten with an enourmous amout of satisfaction. I would have to say this is seriously easy to make and quite possibly the tastiest pasta I have eaten, certainly the best I have ever made.
Pure simplicity in a wonderful dish.
Damn tasty!!!
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