Gochujang Vodka Pasta
Updated Jan 28, 2025, Published on Aug 25, 2022
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This pasta dish is the perfect fusion of Korean and Italian flavors. It may sound a little different, but they pair together so perfectly! Feel free to rate/comment if you give this Gochujang Vodka Pasta a try.
Gochujang Vodka Pasta
This pasta dish is the perfect fusion of Korean and Italian flavors. It may sound a little different, but they pair together so perfectly!
Ingredients
- 1 lb Pasta, I used rigatoni
- 4 tablespoon Butter, divided
- 2 Shallot, diced
- 4 cloves Garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoon Tomato Paste
- 3 tablespoon Gochujang Paste
- 1/4 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes, optional; more or less to taste
- 1/4 cup Vodka
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, freshly grated; more to serve
- Kosher Salt & Black Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. I add the cooked pasta directly into the sauce so time up this step accordingly with the sauce. Make sure to reserve about a cup of pasta water.
- Melt 2 tbsps of butter over medium heat in a large high-rimmed sauté pan or pot. Add shallots and cook for about 3-5 minutes, stirring often. Add garlic and cook another minute, stirring often.
- Add tomato paste, gochujang, and red pepper flakes. Combine with the shallots and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes or until dark red in color and well caramelized.
- Pour in the vodka and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook for a few minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Turn the heat to low and pour in the heavy cream. Stir until well combined. Add the freshly grated parmesan cheese and stir until well combined and melted. Add the cooked pasta directly into the sauce along with the remaining 2 tbsps of butter. Toss everything together well and add pasta water as needed until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
- Serve immediately with additional parmesan cheese as desired.
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Nutrition
Calories: 820kcal, Carbohydrates: 96g, Protein: 20g, Fat: 36g, Saturated Fat: 22g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 103mg, Sodium: 324mg, Potassium: 547mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 1523IU, Vitamin C: 7mg, Calcium: 139mg, Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is so tasty! Will definitely make again. It’s a flavor combo I’d never seen before, but tasting it, it just seems obvious. SO So good!
Made this last night. Outstanding! Added grilled chicken thighs for protein. Next time, I’ll add thinly sliced mushrooms. Family loved it!
Thank you so much for leaving a review! I think mushrooms would be a GREAT addition!
This was phenomenal! Made some swaps to make it dairy free but it still came out great. Definitely making this again.
MAKE THIS!!! This stuff is amazing!!! It’s now my favorite thing to put on pasta. I prefer coconut cream, for the pinch of sweetness.
You won’t be disappointed!!
I love the idea of using coconut cream! Thanks so much for making the recipe and leaving such a nice review!!
I made this a few days ago and it was so delicious!!! I’m making it again today but this time I’m going to add some chicken! Thank you for sharing this recipe
Thank you for leaving this nice review! So glad you enjoyed and are making it a second time!
Made this today and it’s delicious! Really flavourful & not too spicy. Will definitely be making it again.
Thank you for trying it and for the kind feedback! So glad you enjoyed!
added some italian sausage to this & it was one of the best dinners i’ve cooked