Drunken Penne Pasta
- 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
- 1/4 cup julienned red onions
- 1/4 cup thin cut prosciutto, flash fried in 2 portions
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 pound penne pasta, cooked
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add the oil to the pan and heat until the verge of smoking.
- Then add the onions and reduce the heat to medium, cooking until translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Once the onions are cooked, add half the prosciutto and garlic, stirring into the onions.
- Then add the vodka to delgaze the pan and allow the alcohol to cook off.
- Next, add the tomato sauce, cream and chicken stock, cooking for 4 to 5 minutes to reduce the liquid by half to yield 1 cup.
- Next, add the pasta, stirring into the cream sauce and warming the pasta.
- Finish with the butter, stirring again, and then remove from the heat and portion into bowls.
- Finish with the cheese, parsley and remaining prosciutto.
grapeseed oil, julienned red onions, thin, garlic, vodka, tomato sauce, cream, chicken stock, penne pasta, butter, parmesan, parsley
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robert-irvine/drunken-penne-pasta-recipe.html (may not work)