Sausage Vodka Pasta
Sausage fusilli vodka recipe!
ingredients
1 cup tomatoes, found these great colorful grape tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, minced
half an onion diced, or one large shallot
1/4 cup chopped basil
1 lb sweet Italian sausage
1/4 cup good olive oil, we used @agricola_maraviglia
1/3 cup tomato paste
red pepper flakes, to taste depending on spice level you desire
3 tbsp vodka
1 cup cream
1/2 lb fusilli or any pasta, adjust recipe based on quantity of pasta
save 1/2 cup pasta water!
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup grated parm
salt & pepper to taste
recipe
prep your ingredients: half tomatoes, mince garlic, dice onion, chiffonade basil, remove casing on sausage
add half the olive oil and brown sausage, remove from pan
add your veggies and remaining olive oil
let cook down for 3-5 minutes then add tomato paste and red pepper flakes (as much or as little as you want) - let caramelize!
now start making your pasta, salt water heavily and save that pasta water once pasta is almost done!
add vodka and cook off for 2 minutes, then add cream, sausage back, and a little pasta water (keep adding to thin sauce) on low heat
add fusilli, butter, parm, and basil, top with more parm as desired!
