Penne Russo a La Vodka With Basil Cream Sauce

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This receipe was adapted from Marianne. It is a rich dinner, elegant enough to be served at a dinner party. I serve it with an individual anti-pasta salad as a first course and crusty french bread.

by An American in Spain·published 2004-10-11

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Penne

Servings

4 serving(s)

Total time

35 min

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

874 kcal

Ingredients (12)

serves

1 lb dry penne pasta
1 teaspoon olive oilolive-oil
3 cloves garlic, mincedgarlic
2 ounces prosciutto (or any other cured ham such as Seranno or Virginia, chopped)prosciutto
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes or 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped finelypepper
1 (28 ounce) can peeled tomatoestomato
2 tablespoons tomato pastetomato-paste
6 fluid ounces vodkavodka
1 cup heavy creamheavy-cream
1 cup parmesan cheeseparmesan
1/2 cup fresh basil leaf, choppedbasil
salt, to tastesalt

Instructions (8 steps)

01Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling lightly salted water for about 8-10 minutes or until al dente and then drain.
02Heat oil in large skillet or wok over medium heat.
03Saute garlic, prosciutto, and red pepper flakes for 1 minute.

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