This creamy homemade Vodka Sauce Pasta is the perfect recipe for a romantic evening or a dinner with friends! It’s very simple to prepare and I promise you’ll never want to go back to the store-bought sauce.
Yes, yes, the vodka sauce contains vodka! Although the alcohol, which is almost cooked when you serve it. It turns out that vodka helps to emulsify the sauce, creating an ultra rich and velvety texture. In fact, it’s pretty hard to describe the really luxurious texture of vodka sauce, but I’d say it’s somewhere between tomato cream and a tasty marinara.
Vodka Sauce Pasta
This creamy homemade Vodka Sauce Pasta is the perfect recipe for a romantic evening or a dinner with friends! It’s very simple to prepare and I promise you’ll never want to go back to the store-bought sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Cuisine: internationnal
Ingredients
- 1 cup of cashews soaked in boiling water 1 hour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 big diced onion
- 5 cloves minced garlic
- 2 can of diced tomatoes 28 ounces
- 1 cup of vodka
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt and more to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Fresh basil for serving
Instructions
- Drain and rinse the cashews
- Place in food processor or blender with 1/2 of water. Mix gently until you have a smooth texture. (like cream)
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion. Sauté for about five minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and continue to sauté for one minute.
- Stir in diced tomatoes and vodka. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to medium-low. Continue cooking over low heat for about fifteen minutes, until the sauce thickens.
- Add the cashew mixture to the sauce and cook for another 5 minutes, until everything is hot. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve over pasta and garnish with fresh basil
- You can also add Parmesan, here I add my homemade vegan parmesant, super simple to make the recipe will be available on the blog soon .
