penne with vodka sauce question

MrsMommyQ · March 2010

I'm making penne with vodka sauce tonight. The recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of vodka. How long do I have to let it simmer in order for the alcohol to cook off?

Also---with that small amount of vodka, it's safe, right?

Bandia12 · March 2010

It's safe

It doesn't take very long for alcohol to cook off.

nicT42509 · March 2010

its safe. let it simmer for a while..not sure how long..but totally safe. I grew up in the restaraunt business

MWoodside · March 2010

Alcohol cooks off quickly.

buddhagouda · March 2010

You're clearly an alcoholic about to give birth to a drunk baby.

vegandy · March 2010

You're safe....it doesn't take too long on heat to burn the alcohol off. Although I will totally admit in my first tri I went to a restaurant and couldn't bear to eat my macaroni and cheese that had beer in the sauce =S

MrsH44 · March 2010

buddhagouda:
You're clearly an alcoholic about to give birth to a drunk baby.

This made me lol!

Dreamsicle23 · March 2010

If you're making a full batch, with only 3 tbsp there would literally only be a couple drops in each serving...so even if the alcohol didn't fully evaporate the amount you'd actually be ingesting is so minuscule I wouldn't worry.

bigalb25 · March 2010

that sounds like a lot of work. you know....you can buy vodka sauce in a jar. at the grocery store. comes already made. ;o)

jennygirlmt · March 2010

I made this last week! Yummy! My recipe called for a 1/3 of a cup (I wouldn't let DH go buy a new bottle of vodka because I didn't want to stare at it for 4 more months, I already have enough alcohol staring me in the face, so we scoured for a few airplane bottles we had around) and I let it simmer a few minutes...maybe 5? It didn't take long and I could tell it was all cooked off. Mmm, I can't wait to make it again.

Laura0575 · March 2010

Come ON. Seriously??

MrsMommyQ · March 2010

Laura0575:
Come ON. Seriously??

Give a girl a break. I really wanted to know how long till the alcohol cooked off. I wasnt sure if it was 5 minutes or 50 minutes.

buddhagouda · March 2010

MrsMommyQ:
Laura0575:
Come ON. Seriously??
Give a girl a break. I really wanted to know how long till the alcohol cooked off. I wasnt sure if it was 5 minutes or 50 minutes.

I'm telling you. Baby will be addicted to hard liquor

MrsMommyQ · March 2010

bigalb25:
that sounds like a lot of work. you know....you can buy vodka sauce in a jar. at the grocery store. comes already made. ;o)

Picky hubby We're italian and don't eat much jarred sauce in this house. If I use it, I have to sneak it in. It takes less than an hour to make, start to finish.

bigalb25 · March 2010

MrsMommyQ:

bigalb25:
that sounds like a lot of work. you know....you can buy vodka sauce in a jar. at the grocery store. comes already made. ;o)

Picky hubby We're italian and don't eat much jarred sauce in this house. If I use it, I have to sneak it in. It takes less than an hour to make, start to finish.

oh i'm just jealous. can i come over for dinner? cooking during pregnancy isn't working so well for me. by the time i get home and relax for a few minutes, i only have about 20 mins til i MUST eat. no time for cooking homemade things.

rexandbrooke · March 2010

It just takes about 3 minutes for it to burn off. I make a similar recipe but for a spicy sausage rigatoni with vodka sauce.

StephanieDM · March 2010

It should cook off rather quickly. Just simmer as long as the recipe calls for and you'll be fine. What time is dinner?? I'm coming over!! lol

MrsMommyQ · March 2010

bigalb25:
oh i'm just jealous. can i come over for dinner? cooking during pregnancy isn't working so well for me. by the time i get home and relax for a few minutes, i only have about 20 mins til i MUST eat. no time for cooking homemade things.

Come on over! We're only 2 and I make enough for an army most of the time.

FWIW--I'm not working right now, which is the ONLY reason I have the energy to cook!

MrsBNDO · March 2010

bigalb25:
that sounds like a lot of work. you know....you can buy vodka sauce in a jar. at the grocery store. comes already made. ;o)

I did this yesterday. Deeeeeeeeelicious.
Stick out tongue

Although there is nothing better than a good homemade vodka sauce. Yum.

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