Vodka Cream Pasta
 
 
Rachel Ray's Recipe from Oprah Show
 
1 tablespoon    extra virgin olive oil once around the pan in slow stream  
1 tablespoon    Butter  
2   Cloves Garlic - minced  
2   Shallots, minced  
1 cup    Vodka (top shelf)  
1 cup    Chicken Stock  
1 32 oz can    crushed tomatoes  
  Coarse salt & pepper  
16 Oz    Pasta (penne rigate suggested)  
˝ cup    Heavy Cream  
20 Leaves    Fresh Basil (shredded or torn)  
 
1 Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add oil, butter, garlic and shallots. Gently sauté 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.
2 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.
3 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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Source: Rachel Ray

 
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