Grammy's Kitchen · Penne alla Vodka · Vodka Pizza

One of 67 penne alla vodka recipes we measured

Vodka Pizza

from www.seriouseats.com

It ranks #1 of 67 for brightness among the penne alla vodka recipes we compared.

hands-on15m
waiting5 min
makes6
each$1.37
kcal714
levelbeginner
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 67.

this recipe typical

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 67 for brightness
  • #1 of 67 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 67 for sauce cling
  • #2 of 67 for saltiness

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

27 g2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
12 g4 medium cloves garlic, minced (about 4 teaspoons)
1 g1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 g1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
794 g1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, roughly broken up by hand
238 g1 cup heavy cream
74 g1/3 cup vodka
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 recipe Basic New York Pizza Dough, divided and risen at least 2 hours
454 g1 pound fresh mozzarella (preferably buffalo milk), torn into rough 3/4- to 1-inch chunks and drained in a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl
14 g12 to 16 basil leaves

Method: 5 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Hmm... I'm confused as to why you strain it at the end. When I tried to strain it through cheesecloth, all that came out was a watery, unsauce like sauce. Maybe cheesecloth is too fine for this application. But that is the closest I have to a fine mesh straine” — a cook
“Think you merged a few recipes there in the directions... "Place cherry peppers in the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, 8 to 10 short pulses." and cook until "coppa has started to crisp"” — a cook
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