# @thehostedkitchen on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUQkSaHDvJy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63440681-thehostedkitchen-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/fbe4bde6f8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-02T14:27:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sara Simpkins (@thehostedkitchen) — https://gondola.cc/thehostedkitchen

## Caption

pov: pasta is your love language 🫶🏼

happy february!!! less than 2 weeks until vday and there’s no better way to celebrate than a romantic dinner at home away from all the crowds with just you and your valentine ❣️

Recipe can be found below or on my substack. Enjoy!!

Valentine’s Vodka Sauce

-1/2 box of pasta
-1 shallot
-4 garlic cloves, minced 
-2 tablespoons of butter
-4 ounces of tomato paste 
-1 shot glass of vodka (lol)
-1 cup of heavy cream
-pasta water
-handful of parmesan to taste
-salt to taste (usually not needed if you salt the pasta water!)

Melt butter over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic and cook until fragrant. Add tomato paste and cook until it gets almost a burnt red color. Add vodka and stir, scraping the bottom of the pan. Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream and mix, let it simmer over medium low until bubbling. Once bubbling add the remaining 1/2 cup of heavy cream and let simmer. 

While the sauce is cooking, bring a pot of water to a boil. Add salt and cook pasta Al dente. 

Once pasta is finishing up, add 1 tablespoon of butter and add pasta straight to the pan. MAKE SURE TO SAVE A CUP OF PASTA WATER FOR LATER. Add parmesan with a healthy splash of pasta water, mix, and let the pasta finish cooking in the sauce. Top with more parm & enjoy! 

#vodkasauce #pastapasta #pastalovers pastarecipe

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## Tags

pastalovers, vodkasauce, pastapasta

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