Shell pasta
225 g
Meals
Spicy vodka pasta.
A tomato-paste cream sauce with chile, Parmesan and a small splash of vodka.
- Makes
- 2 servings
- Hands-on
- 25 minutes
- Total time
- 30 minutes
- Effort
- Easy
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For 2 servings.
Olive oil
1/4 cup
Garlic
1 small clove, minced
Scallion
1/4, finely chopped
Tomato paste
1/4 cup
Heavy cream
1/2 cup
Vodka
1 tbsp
Red pepper flakes
1 tsp
Butter
1 tbsp
Parmesan
1/4 cup, grated
Basil
1 tbsp, chopped
Salt and black pepper
To taste
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
Pasta pot and colander
Cook pasta.
Large saucepan
Make and toss sauce.
Measuring cup
Save pasta water.
STEP BY STEP
Make it
Start sauce
Warm oil, garlic and scallion over medium heat until softened. Stir in tomato paste until it darkens.
Add cream
Stir in cream. Remove pan from flame before adding vodka; return to heat and simmer briefly. Add chile flakes.
Boil pasta
Cook shells to package directions. Reserve 1/4 cup cooking water before draining.
Finish
Stir butter into warm sauce. Add pasta, reserved water and Parmesan; toss until coated. Season and add basil.
Good to know
- This is adapted from the documented social-media version, not an exact restaurant replica.
- Brief simmering does not guarantee that all alcohol evaporates.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Grazia: Gigi Hadid’s Spicy Vodka Pasta — Ingredient quantities and preparation method.