Vodka Habanero Sauce
Vodka Habanero Sauce
We love a good vodka sauce with pasta. It is silky and glides over your tongue, embracing the pasta, regardless of the type you choose. We offer you this version with an additional habanero pepper element. Our habanero sauce recipe collection is incomplete without this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vodka (the higher quality the better)
- 4 dried habanero peppers, crushed
- 2 fresh habanero peppers, chopped
- 6 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 14 ounces tomato sauce
- 4 ounces tomato paste
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Fresh chili peppers to serve, diced
Cooking Directions
- Add crushed chili pepper to a bowl and pour in vodka. Allow vodka to infuse with the habanero pepper about 1 hour.
- Heat a frying pan to medium heat and saute bacon 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and fresh habanero peppers and cook another 3 minutes.
- Add basil and parsley and cook 1 more minute, stirring.
- Add vodka with chili peppers and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce and paste. Mix well and cook 10 minutes.
- Add heavy cream and mix well. Reduce heat to low and simmer 2 minutes.
- Top with diced chili peppers and serve over your favorite pasta!