Name: Capitano’s conchiglie with vodka sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 400 gm conchiglie or similarly shaped pasta; 750 ml (3 cups) [basic tomato sauce](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/basic-tomato-sauce-recipe-17023|target="_blank") or sugo of your choice; 250 ml (1 cup) pouring cream; 80 ml vodka; Onion-garlic butter; 100 gm butter; 250 gm onion, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Capitano’s conchiglie with vodka sauce

Reserve your judgement. Pasta with vodka sauce might be old-school, but it's also delicious.

Serves 4 - 6

Prep

10M

Cook

40M

Total

50M

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“Equal parts naff and amazing, this is one of those dishes that seems to always be good no matter the circumstances,” says Capitano‘s Casey Wall of this recipe for pasta with vodka sauce. “It is almost impossible to stop eating this until you get ill from carb overload.”

Ingredients

400 gm conchiglie or similarly shaped pasta

750 ml (3 cups) [basic tomato sauce](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/basic-tomato-sauce-recipe-17023|target="_blank") or sugo of your choice

250 ml (1 cup) pouring cream

80 ml vodka

Onion-garlic butter

100 gm butter

250 gm onion, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Method

1.For onion-garlic butter, melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add onion, garlic and 2 tsp salt, cover with a lid and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft (25-30 minutes). Transfer to a blender and purée (be careful, hot butter will spit).

2.Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente (10-12 minutes). Drain, reserving pasta water.

3.Meanwhile, combine tomato sauce, onion-garlic butter, cream and vodka in a saucepan over high heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced by a quarter and sauce is emulsified (8-10 minutes).

4.Fold pasta into sauce, adding a splash of pasta water if needed to help thin out the sauce (it should coat the pasta evenly). Serve immediately.