
Penne a la Vodka (five ingredients)
family . food . long island . nostaglia🍝Penne a la Vodka (Five ingredient sauce). 🍝This is the pasta I make for my family at least once a week. 🍝Actually, I make it in a big batch and then freeze the sauce in ziplock containers. 🍝This recipe is from Gino’s Pizzeria in Elmont where I worked as a waitress for about seven years. 🍝I thought I’d share since lots of people are at home doing lots of cooking. 🍝
🍝Ingredients:🍝
8 oz of cubed proscuitto
2 bunches of scallions
1 c.-1 1/2 c of Vodka
2 28-oz cans of crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce
Quart of heavy whipping cream
Pasta of your choice (We use penne or rigatoni.)
Grated cheese (We use Pecorino Romano, Locatelli brand)

🍝As you can see from the picture, this meal can be done pretty inexpensively. 🍝I got these ingredients at Kroger or Walmart. 🍝If you want to throw away money, feel free to go to Central Market or Whole Foods as they will gladly charge you so much more for canned tomatoes. 🍝As for the vodka, don’t be a cheap ass and use Grey Goose. 🍝
🍝Just kidding. 🍝I use Tito’s but you can go lower in brand than that. It’s not a martini. 🍝
🍝Procedure:🍝
- Heat olive oil in large sauce pot and cook prosciutto until crispy.
- Add scallions, cook for 1-2 minutes until soft.
- Add vodka and stir everything in the pan to get the prosciutto bits. Let that cook for a few minutes to burn off the alcohol.
- Add tomato sauce. Add some salt and pepper to taste. I don’t have an exact amount. Just remember that the prosciutto is salty already.
- Once boiling, turn down the heat to simmer and let the sauce go for at least 30 minutes. Boil water for pasta.
- Add heavy cream and cook for about 5-10 more minutes. Add pasta to boiling water and cook according to directions on the box.

Written by Kristin Sample
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