A tip I (think) I got from Dinner: A Love Story is to put a liquid measuring cup in your colander while your pasta is boiling then you can’t forget to save that pasta water while draining! Happy New Year and thanks for the veggie menu!
Sheepishly adding this in case it helps anyone else: be careful when adding the vodka to the pan if you have a gas range (and might also be balancing your toddler on your hip) - I spilled a little and the pan became a ball of fire for a minute. It went out quickly on its own and I tried again, children a safe distance away and flame off this time, and it still tasted amazing!
About the punch...I freeze an ice ring out of the punch I’m serving with pomegranate seeds and let it float in the punch so it doesn’t water it down but keeps it chilled
Highly recommend adding Trader Joe’s bomba sauce (or any other Calabrian chili paste) to make this spicy. But also perfect as is! Another fantastic recipe to have on repeat.
Omg thank you, Caro! This was amazing inspiration for our last minute hosting (with 2 kids) and keeping it as simple as possible! App: Cheese board plus fixings. Main: grilled steaks (with the rub from the caprese recipe circa July 4th), rigatoni with store bought vodka sauce, Caesar salad pack from the store. Perfect and simple and delicious. Thanks again and happy, healthy new year to your growing family!
This is one of your recipes that we make the most often! To make it dairy free, I sub in cashew cream for the heavy cream. (1 cup of raw unsalted almonds blended with 1 cup water in a Vitamix) No one has ever guessed it wasn't made with real cream!
sweet friend!! it's such an amazing stock-the-freezer sauce. i just updated the "stock your freezer" note below the recipe to have even more specifics - check that out for the step by step!
A tip I (think) I got from Dinner: A Love Story is to put a liquid measuring cup in your colander while your pasta is boiling then you can’t forget to save that pasta water while draining! Happy New Year and thanks for the veggie menu!
LOVE this tip and love Jenny!!!
Is whipping cream the same as heavy cream? That was all TJ’s had
Yes!
Making this for a crowd - need to triple. Think I can make triple the sauce in one pan or should I do it in batches?
Absolutely triple in one big pan or pot even. A Dutch oven would be great
This has to have taken a lot of time to write out, but I am so grateful for it! Thank you!!
Sheepishly adding this in case it helps anyone else: be careful when adding the vodka to the pan if you have a gas range (and might also be balancing your toddler on your hip) - I spilled a little and the pan became a ball of fire for a minute. It went out quickly on its own and I tried again, children a safe distance away and flame off this time, and it still tasted amazing!
Now this is an excellent thing to share 🔥🔥🔥 congratulations, you just flambéed!
About the punch...I freeze an ice ring out of the punch I’m serving with pomegranate seeds and let it float in the punch so it doesn’t water it down but keeps it chilled
Highly recommend adding Trader Joe’s bomba sauce (or any other Calabrian chili paste) to make this spicy. But also perfect as is! Another fantastic recipe to have on repeat.
Maybe the most excited I’ve ever been to cook a WTC meal
I fully understand this feeling, vodka sauce is thrilling.
Omg thank you, Caro! This was amazing inspiration for our last minute hosting (with 2 kids) and keeping it as simple as possible! App: Cheese board plus fixings. Main: grilled steaks (with the rub from the caprese recipe circa July 4th), rigatoni with store bought vodka sauce, Caesar salad pack from the store. Perfect and simple and delicious. Thanks again and happy, healthy new year to your growing family!
Oh that rub was amazing!
Holy crap I wanted to DRINK this sauce by itself. so good !!
Can I make the Caesar dressing ahead of time??
yesss 100%! good for up to a week!
Made the pasta and salad again this year for NYE. It was a big hit and feels like tradition at this point :)
Can anchovy paste be used instead of fillets?
Yes! Prob 1 heaping tablespoon
Have you ever made it with Italian sausage instead of shrimp?
Sausage is great in here! Cook it in a pan first, then proceed with the recipe, adding the shallot etc in with it
This is one of your recipes that we make the most often! To make it dairy free, I sub in cashew cream for the heavy cream. (1 cup of raw unsalted almonds blended with 1 cup water in a Vitamix) No one has ever guessed it wasn't made with real cream!
i'm making it this weekend! LOVE this dairy free sub!!!
Any tips for how to defrost / cook this sauce from frozen? I want to stock a friend’s freezer with this before her baby arrives.
sweet friend!! it's such an amazing stock-the-freezer sauce. i just updated the "stock your freezer" note below the recipe to have even more specifics - check that out for the step by step!