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Gnocchi alla Vodka

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Gnocchi alla Vodka #78 · dinner · italian Host: NYT Cooking — Gnocchi alla Vodka style → TikTok → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 1 lb potato gnocchi 2 tablespoons butter or oil; 2 garlic cloves; pinch chili flake 1/2 cup tomato paste or 1 cup passata 1/4 cup vodka 1/2 cup heavy cream; Parmesan; salt; basil Steps Cook garlic/chili in butter; stir in tomato paste; cook until rust-colored. Add vodka; simmer off alcohol; stir in cream. Boil gnocchi until they float; transfer to sauce with pasta water as needed. Finish with Parmesan and basil. Source: NYT Cooking — Gnocchi alla Vodka style tags: gnocchi,tomato,cream,vodka · popularity: spike · meat: no	Pasta alla vodka Book: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking — Marcella Hazan (1992) crumb: tomato-cream vodka sauce Italian-American tomato-cream vodka sauce on pasta shapes. Differences: Pasta alla vodka (tomato-cream-vodka) is the sauce ancestor. Serving on gnocchi keeps sauce identity; dumpling body vs penne changes chew and sauce cling.

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Gnocchi alla Vodka
#78 · dinner · italian
Host: NYT Cooking — Gnocchi alla Vodka style → TikTok → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

1 lb potato gnocchi
2 tablespoons butter or oil; 2 garlic cloves; pinch chili flake
1/2 cup tomato paste or 1 cup passata
1/4 cup vodka
1/2 cup heavy cream; Parmesan; salt; basil

Steps

Cook garlic/chili in butter; stir in tomato paste; cook until rust-colored.
Add vodka; simmer off alcohol; stir in cream.
Boil gnocchi until they float; transfer to sauce with pasta water as needed.
Finish with Parmesan and basil.

Source: NYT Cooking — Gnocchi alla Vodka style

tags: gnocchi,tomato,cream,vodka · popularity: spike · meat: no

Pasta alla vodka
Book: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking — Marcella Hazan (1992)

crumb: tomato-cream vodka sauce

Italian-American tomato-cream vodka sauce on pasta shapes.

Differences: Pasta alla vodka (tomato-cream-vodka) is the sauce ancestor. Serving on gnocchi keeps sauce identity; dumpling body vs penne changes chew and sauce cling.

Match: Somewhat close

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Gnocchi alla Vodka

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Ingredients
- 1 lb potato gnocchi
- 2 tablespoons butter or oil; 2 garlic cloves; pinch chili flake
- 1/2 cup tomato paste or 1 cup passata
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 1/2 cup heavy cream; Parmesan; salt; basil

Steps
1. Cook garlic/chili in butter; stir in tomato paste; cook until rust-colored.
2. Add vodka; simmer off alcohol; stir in cream.
3. Boil gnocchi until they float; transfer to sauce with pasta water as needed.
4. Finish with Parmesan and basil.

Citations
- NYT Cooking — Gnocchi alla Vodka style: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022776-gnocchi-alla-vodka
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Gnocchi+alla+Vodka
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Gnocchi+alla+Vodka+recipe

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Dish: Gnocchi alla Vodka
Match: Somewhat close
Ancestor: Pasta alla vodka
Source: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking — Marcella Hazan (1992)
Differences: Pasta alla vodka (tomato-cream-vodka) is the sauce ancestor. Serving on gnocchi keeps sauce identity; dumpling body vs penne changes chew and sauce cling.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: NYT Cooking — Gnocchi alla Vodka style (https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022776-gnocchi-alla-vodka)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Gnocchi+alla+Vodka)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Gnocchi+alla+Vodka+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking — Marcella Hazan (1992).
The English-language foundation of classic Italian home cooking: soffritto, ragù, risotto, and restrained sauces.

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