Woodfire Smoked Sausage and Vodka Cream Sauce
Smoked sausage adds a deep, savory twist to classic vodka sauce in this creamy, flavorful pasta dish. Rich, smoky, and unforgettable!
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Servings: 4
Calories: 1303kcal
Equipment
- Ninja Woodfire Grill (or smoker/air fryer)
- Large pot for boiling pasta
- Wide-bottom saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 lb steakhouse sausage or any smoked sausage
- 1 small onion diced
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 can 28 oz San Marzano crushed tomatoes
- ½ Tube tomato paste
- 6 tablespoon olive oil
- 50 ml vodka or to taste
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
- ¼ cup Pecorino Romano cheese grated
- ¼ cup fresh Italian parsley chopped
- 1 lb spaghetti or preferred pasta
- Salt & black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Set your Woodfire to Air Crisp, 350°F (177C), and 1 hour. Make sure you fill the pellet hopper and turn on the Woodfire setting. Dry off the sausage and smoke until fully cooked (160°F (71C) internal temp). You can use the probe and do a probe cook if you have the Woodfire connect.
- In a saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent. Stir in garlic and tomato paste, cooking for 1-2 minutes.
- Pour in the vodka, letting it cook off before adding crushed tomatoes. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Stir in heavy cream, season with salt & pepper, and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, drain, and toss with a little olive oil.
- If you are unhappy with the color on your sausage you can always set the woodfire to the Grill HI setting and grill them off to get a little extra color. Slice the smoked sausage and add it to the sauce. Stir in Pecorino Romano and fresh parsley.
- Pour 1 Cup of the sauce into your drained pasta and stir. Now just plate up with pasta, sausage, sauce and top it with the fresh parsley for color.
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Nutrition
Calories: 1303kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 85g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 37g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 178mg | Sodium: 826mg | Potassium: 679mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1567IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 162mg | Iron: 3mg
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