Stuffed Pasta With Vodka Tomato Sauce

Ingredients list for Stuffed Pasta With Vodka Tomato Sauce

• 8 large Pasta Shells boiled
• 2 White onions
• 4-5 Fresh basil leaves
• 2 1/2 tablespoons Olive oil
• 2 teaspoons Garlic , chopped
• 1/4 Green capsicum
• 1/4 Red capsicum
• 1/4 Yellow capsicum
• 10-12 Prawns (medium)
• to taste Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Red chilli flakes
• 1/4 cup Tomato , blanched and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon Black peppercorns crushed
• 2 tablespoons Vodka
• 2 tablespoons Tomato puree
• 2 tablespoons Cream

Method

1. Finely chop 1 onion and basil leaves. Heat 1½ tbsps olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add 1 tsp garlic and allow it to sweat.
2. Add onion and sauté for a while. Chop red, yellow and green capsicums and add. Mix and add prawns, salt, red chilli flakes; stir and cook.
3. Add 1 tbsp chopped tomatoes, basil leaves and stir. Cook till prawns are just done. Sprinkle a little of the crushed peppercorns.
4. Heat remaining olive oil in another non-stick pan. Finely chop the other onion. Add remaining garlic to pan along with onion and sauté.
5. Add remaining tomatoes, salt, a little of the crushed peppercorns, vodka and let it flambé. Add tomato puree and let it simmer till well blended.
6. Add a little water, stir and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes. When the sauce thickens, add cream and mix.
7. Stuff pasta shells with prawn mixture, sprinkle a little parmesan cheese and arrange on a plate.
8. Sprinkle some more parmesan cheese and keep in a preheated oven at 180°C for 3-5 minutes to get heated through.
9. Put sauce on a serving plate, place stuffed pasta shells on it, garnish with fresh basil leaves and some more parmesan cheese and serve.