Penne Alla Smirnoff

Name: Penne Alla Smirnoff
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 6-8 people
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 60 ml Olive Oil; 2 Onions, peeled and chopped; 7,5 ml Salt; 2,5 ml Black Pepper, ground; 1 Habanero, deseeded and diced, use Jalapeno for less spicy; 6 Garlic Cloves, minced; 250 ml Smirnoff Vodka; 50 g Tomato Paste; 800 g whole canned Tomatoes; 125 ml Orley Whip or Fresh Cream; 125 ml Prosociano or Parmesan Cheese, slithered or grated; Fresh Basil or Rocket, for Garnish; 450 g Dried Penne Pasta; If it is in your pantry and labelled PASTA, it is perfect

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Don't settle for Penne alla Vodka, make your own but don't use vodka you would not drink, use Smirnoff 1818 vodka

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Don't settle for Penne alla Vodka, make your own but don't use vodka you would not drink, use Smirnoff 1818 vodka

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Ingredients

50 minutes

6-8 people

Pasta Sauce
60 mlOlive Oil
2Onions, peeled and chopped
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7,5 mlSalt
2,5 mlBlack Pepper, ground
1Habanero, deseeded and diced, use Jalapeno for less spicy
6Garlic Cloves, minced
250 mlSmirnoff Vodka
50 gTomato Paste
800 gwhole canned Tomatoes
125 mlOrley Whip or Fresh Cream
125 mlProsociano or Parmesan Cheese, slithered or grated
Fresh Basil or Rocket, for Garnish
Pasta
450 gDried Penne Pasta
If it is in your pantry and labelled PASTA, it is perfect

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Steps

50 minutes

1

Take out all the ingredients
2

Heat Oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat, sweat the chopped onions. Add the 2,5ml salt, pepper and chilli. Fry a further 5min until onions are soft.
3

Add Garlic and stir continuously until garlic turns golden brown.
4

Add Vodka and deglaze the pan making sure all the flavour of the caramelized onions and garlic are infused.
5

Add canned tamatos and tomato paste, bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium low. Stir in remaining 5ml salt. Simmer for 25 minutes.
6

While the sauce is simmering start with the pasta. Once the pasta is cooked al dante. Drain and rinse pasta.
7

Remove sauce from heat stir in the Orley Whip and cheese until well combined.
8

Add in pasta and stir through till well combined.
9

Garnish with slivers of Prosociano Cheese and herbs. Enjoy with full bodied Cabernet.