Vodka Pasta
Cherie Metcalfe
A delicious tomato pasta with a kick.

Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon Italian Stallion
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 4 tablespoon Vodka
- 2 cans chopped tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- Man Grind Flakes
- ½ teaspoon chili flakes (optional)
- 1 cup cream
- 100g parmesan, finely grated
- 250g dried pasta (rigatoni or spirals are traditional)
- Large handful of fresh basil leave (optional but recommended)
Directions
- Add butter to a pan and melt over a medium heat, add onion, garlic and Italian Stallion, saute for 2 minutes to soften (not brown). Add tomato paste and chili flakes if using.
- Cook off the tomato paste for one minute before add the vodka.
- Cook the vodka off for a further minuteAdd the chopped tomatoes, brown sugar, ½ cup water and season with Man Grind (we use about 1tsp of flaky Man Grind).
- Simmer for 15-20 minutes over a medium heat to reduce the sauce, stirring occasionally Half way through this time put your pasta on to cook in a large pot of salted water. When the sauce is ready it should be thick when you pull a spatula through it and lost any watery appearance.
- Add the cream to the tomato sauce and stir well over a medium low heat.Check the seasoning and adjust accordingly. Some tomatoes can be quite bitter, if its too bitter add a touch more sugar.
- Stir the creamy tomato sauce through the drained pasta. At this point add the fresh basil if you have it.
- Add most of the grated parmesan and stir well. Serve immediately with the remaining parmesan on top