Shrimp Pasta alla Vodka
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Category
Dinner
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Cusine
Italian
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How to make?
Ingredients
12 ounces fettuccine pasta
Salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced, about 4 teaspoons
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup vodka
6 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 pound peeled, deveined raw shrimp
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Put a large pot of salted water on to boil for the pasta.
Melt butter in a large, thick-bottomed pot on medium high heat. Add the onion and sauté 5 to 7 minutes, until lightly browned.
Lower the heat to medium, add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook a minute more.
Add the crushed tomatoes to the onions. Stir in the vodka, cream, and lemon zest. Increase heat to bring to a simmer, then lower the heat to maintain a simmer.
As soon as you start simmering the sauce, add pasta to boiling salted water. Pasta should be done in 10 minutes.
After the sauce has simmered for 5 minutes, about halfway through the pasta cooking time, taste for salt and add salt to taste . Add the raw peeled and deveined shrimp to the sauce.
Cook until the shrimp is just cooked through, about 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
When the pasta is done, al dente, strain it and add it to the vodka tomato sauce and shrimp.
Sprinkle with parsley and freshly ground black pepper to serve.
