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Gnocchetti with vodka sauce

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 250 g pasta, small (e.g. Gnocchetti Sardi)
  • 1 onion(s), diced
  • 100 g cooked ham
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 garlic clove(s)
  • 500 ml tomato(s), pureed
  • 1 cup of cream
  • chili powder
  • vodka
  • salt and pepper
  • Parmesan
  • olive oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water according to the package instructions until al dente. Finely chop the onion and garlic. Sauté both in a pan with olive oil. Add the finely diced ham and fry briefly. Now add the tomato paste, stir, and fry briefly. Deglaze with a good shot of vodka and pour in the passata. Simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes. Add the cream, bring back to a boil, and season with salt, pepper, chili powder, and a little more vodka. Mix with the hot pasta and serve sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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