Recipe: Spicy Rigatoni Alla Vodka By Chef Joe Isidori

Chef Joe Isidor of Arthur & Sons shares his recipe for Spicy Rigatoni Alla Vodka.

Ingredients

Yield: 1 lb (serves 4)

16 oz of rigatoni (Bronze Cut)

5 tablespoons double-concentrated tomato paste

3 cups of heavy cream

1 shallot, sliced

8 cloves of garlic, sliced

1 tablespoon Calabrian chili paste

1/4 cup of chopped speck or prosciutto

1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese

1/2 cup vodka

1 chunk of Parmigiano Reggiano for shaving

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• In a pan, sauté the shallot, garlic, and speck or prosciutto with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and salt and pepper until slightly brown.

• Add tomato paste and chili paste, cook until combined and slightly caramelized. 

• Carefully deglaze the pan with vodka and then add heavy cream. Slightly reduce the sauce and add cooked rigatoni. Use pasta water to adjust the sauce if a bit too thick. 

• Toss all with Pecorino Romano cheese and plate. Shave fresh Parmigiano Reggiano with a microplane over the top, and enjoy!

Jessica Mackin-Cipro

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Jessica Mackin-Cipro is an editor and lifestyle writer from the East End of Long Island. She was previously the Executive Editor of The Independent Newspaper and co-founded James Lane Post in 2020. She has won multiple NYPA and PCLI awards for journalism, design, and social media, including the Stuart C. Dorman Award for Editorial Excellence. In 2023, she was a recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award at the United Nations 67th Annual Commission on the Status of Women. She aims to share the stories of inspirational people and places on the East End and beyond.