Best Vodka Sauce Recipes You Must Try
Oct 31, 2020
Vodka cocktails are common, and we bet you would have already tried some of them at home. However, have you ever got your hands on a vodka sauce recipes? Sauces are important as they add an extra vibe to any of your delicacies, be it pasta, noodles, salmon, chicken, or any gravy dish.
Making sauces are not as easy as making cocktails, but we have tried to make it super easy for you. Here are some of the best vodka sauce recipes that will make you lick your fingers undoubtedly.
Best Vodka Sauce Recipes in New York
Evergreen Vodka Sauce
This has to be the best evergreen vodka sauce, which can be used as thick gravy in a variety of your dishes. For making this, here are the ingredients you need to have:
- ½ cup vodka to start with (We recommend Pristine Vodka)
- Minced garlic
- Onion paste (1 onion)
- Heavy whipping cream
- Tomato sauce/ tomato puree
- ½ cup grated cheese
- Fresh basil
- Fresh parsley
- Pepper of your choice
Preparation:
- Take a medium size pan and pour a tablespoon of olive oil into it. Once it is heated a bit, add a few minced garlic and fry until they become soft. Now, add onion paste to it and fry it for a while as well at low flame.
- Next, add tomato puree or tomato sauce into it and vodka and stir it until tomatoes leave some oil. Now add your remaining ingredients to the mixture, including pepper, parsley, basil, and salt to enhance the taste of your sauce.
- Once the mixture is brought to a boil, add grated cheese and whipping cream to provide a creamy texture to your sauce. That’s it!
- You can use it as your favorite pasta sauce, add sautéed chicken or shrimp, cottage cheese, or anything you like.
Minimalistic Tomato Vodka Sauce
If you are a fan of minimalism and believe that too many ingredients spoil the broth, here is a simple tomato vodka sauce you can make in a hurry. The ingredients you need are:
- ½ cup vodka
- 2 Diced tomatoes
- Mixed herbs
- Salt, pepper
- Heavy cream
- 3 to 4 Cashews
This vodka sauce is made without garlic and onion and will still taste heaven. Take a medium-size saucepan kept on a medium flame and one to two teaspoon olive oil to it. Now, add the diced tomatoes and 3 to 4 cashews to it.
Fry them for a while until they before a bit soft. Now remove the diced tomatoes and cashews and let them cool down. Grind them together in a grinder to make a paste of them.
Once the paste is ready, add it back to the saucepan along with some oil. Stir the paste for a while and let it cook. After a while, add your favorite vodka to the mixture making sure it doesn’t catch fire. Stir continuously to avoid high flames.
Bring this mixture to a boil, and then add the remaining ingredients. You can add mixed herbs of your choice and finally, a tablespoon or two of heavy cream into the mixture.
You can add a little water before adding cream if the sauce is too thick. Cook it well to get the perfect taste of your sauce.
Vodka Pasta Sauce
Looking for the best pasta/penne sauce? Why not try the vodka pasta sauce and you won’t feel the lack of good drink beside it. For making the vodka pasta sauce, you will need:
- Butter
- 1 minced onion/shallot
- Minced garlic cloves
- Tomato puree ½ cup
- Red chilli flakes
- ½ cup vodka of your choice
- Pasta
- Heavy cream
- Mixed herbs
Let’s get started! As usual, take a medium-sized saucepan and pour some butter onto it on a medium flame. Once the butter is melted, turn the flame to low and add minced onion and garlic.
Fry them for a while until they change color to a light golden brown. Now, add tomato puree to the mixture along with chili flakes. Make sure at this point; you stir the mixture well for few good minutes.
Now, add the vodka carefully and stir it well before turning off the gas.
In a separate bowl, add water and salt to it. Once the water is bought to boil, add your pasta until it becomes a bit soft. Keep some stock water and drain the rest of it.
Now, turn the gas back on your saucepan mixture and add a little pasta stock water to it and cook it well along with ½ cup of whipped cream. This is when you will see your sauce coming to life. At this stage, you can add the mixed herbs of your choice as well.
At this stage, when the mixture thickens, the vodka pasta sauce is ready. You can add your boiled pasta to it and devour the taste of pasta with vodka sauce.
Keys To A Good Vodka Sauce
It’s not too difficult to prepare a good vodka sauce that goes well with pasta, noodles, smoked salmon, and literally anything you like. The key to good vodka sauce includes few things. These are:
- You should use a good quality vodka
- You should have tomato puree ready
- Whipped cream forms another important part that adds great color to the sauce and makes its consistency just right
- Mixed herbs of your choice
Once you have at least these available with you, making the best vodka sauce is just as easy as making a vodka cocktail of your own. The only thing to take care of while making vodka sauce is that the flame is kept low while adding vodka to the mixture. Vodka, when it comes in direct contact with the hot surface, can turn into flames. You can either choose to remove the pan from over the heat when pouring vodka into the mixture or stir continuously while pouring it so that it quickly gets mixed with the rest of the ingredients.
That’s it! If you master it, making vodka sauce is easy, like every other gravy and sauce you make at home. Order your bottle of Pristine Vodka in New York now.
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