Penne alla Vodka

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• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 shallots or green onions, minced
• Heat a medium or large dutch oven over moderate heat. Add oil, butter, garlic and shallots and sauté until fragrant, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• 1 cup vodka
• While stirring, slowly pour vodka into skillet. Cook until vodka is reduced by half, about 2 or 3 minutes.
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 32 ounces crushed tomatoes
• ½ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon pepper, or to taste
• Add chicken stock, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Bring sauce to a light boil and reduce heat to low to simmer.
• 4 quarts water
• While sauce simmers, heat water in a large stock pot.
• 16 ounces penne pasta
• 1 tablespoon salt
• Cook pasta in salted boiling water until cooked to al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• ½ cup heavy cream
• Stir cream into sauce. When sauce returns to a bubble, remove it from heat.
• 20 leaves fresh basil, shredded or torn
• Drain pasta. Toss hot pasta with sauce and basil leaves. Serve with salad and bread.

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 shallots or green onions, minced
• 1 cup vodka
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 32 ounces crushed tomatoes
• ½ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon pepper, or to taste
• 4 quarts water
• 16 ounces penne pasta
• 1 tablespoon salt
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 20 leaves fresh basil, shredded or torn

1. Heat a medium or large dutch oven over moderate heat. Add oil, butter, garlic and shallots and sauté until fragrant, about 3 to 5 minutes.
2. While stirring, slowly pour vodka into skillet. Cook until vodka is reduced by half, about 2 or 3 minutes.
3. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Bring sauce to a light boil and reduce heat to low to simmer.
4. While sauce simmers, heat water in a large stock pot.
5. Cook pasta in salted boiling water until cooked to al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes.
6. Stir cream into sauce. When sauce returns to a bubble, remove it from heat.
7. Drain pasta. Toss hot pasta with sauce and basil leaves. Serve with salad and bread.