Spicy Vodka Pasta with Bacon

Name: Spicy Vodka Pasta with Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: ½ lb Bacon finely diced; 1 whole Shallot minced (or sub ¼ sweet onion, minced); 5 cloves Garlic minced; 3 tablespoon Tomato paste; 1 teaspoon Calabrian chilis or sub for 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 shot vodka; 1 cup Heavy cream; 2 tablespoon Salted butter; ½ cup Grated parmesan divided; ½ lb Tubed pasta, i like lumachine; 2 balls Burrata; 1 tablespoon Olive oil

8 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

Time to cozy up and indulge in this Spicy Vodka Pasta with Bacon that is just too good for words! This recipe is inspired by a no frills corner pizza joint (named Danny’s) next to my old apartment in Bushwick.

Updated at: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 07:36:15 GMT

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Ingredients

2 servings

0.5 lbBacon

finely diced

1Shallot

whole, minced, or sub 1/4 sweet onion, minced

5 clovesgarlic

minced

3 tablespoontomato paste

1 teaspoonCalabrian chilis

or sub for 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 shotvodka

1 cupheavy cream

2 tablespoonsalted butter

½ cupGrated parmesan

divided

0.5 lbTubed pasta

i like

2 ballsburrata

1 tablespoonolive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Add pasta to salted water and cook pasta until it’s al dente. Strain and reserve two cups pasta water and set aside.

Step 2

Add bacon to a sauce pan over medium heat and sautee until crisp. Place cooked bacon in a small bowl and leave the grease in the pan.

Step 3

Add shallots and cook down for 2 minutes before adding garlic. Cook down for another 2 minutes, stirring often, until the garlic and shallot are soft and fragrant but not browned.

Step 4

Next, add the Calabrian chili paste and the tomato paste to the pan and continue stirring until everything is incorporated and the tomato paste has darkened slightly; about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Now add the vodka and stir to deglaze.

Step 6

Turn the heat to medium-low and add heavy cream and stir. Let it simmer then stir in the butter, parmesan, and bacon (leaving a lil off to the side for garnish)

Step 7

Add in the al dente pasta and toss it with the sauce. Then add ¼ a cup of pasta water and stir. If it’s silky and smooth, you’re good to go - if it’s still a lil thick, add 2 tablespoon of pasta water at a time until silky.

Step 8

Top with burrata and bacon and flaky salt and enjoy.