Recipe - Pasta With Vodka

1 pound Penne or other
Tubular pasta
5 tablespoon Unsalted butter
2/3 cup Vodka, preferable
Polish or Russian
One fourth teaspoon Hot red pepper flakes
Or more to taste
16 ounce Italian plum tomatoes,
Drained, seeded
And pureed(can use
Three fourths cup Ponni crushed
Drained tomatoes)
One half teaspoon Salt
Three fourths cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Preparation : In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the penne until
al dente (tender but firm) for 8 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, melt the butter
in a large noncorrodible skillet over moderate heat. Add the vodka and hot
pepper and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the pureed tomatoes and cream and
simmer 5 minutes longer. Season with salt. When the pasta is al dente,
drain well and pour into the skillet with the hot sauce. Reduce the heat to
low, ad the cheese and mix thoroughly. Voila! Serve with a salad and good
bread (it's pretty rich and very potent). Serve 4 to 6. Walt MM
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #258

Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 17:19:59 0400

From: Walt Gray waltgray@mnsinc.com