Leftovers are a great way to create a good meal with little time. My Leftover BBQ Pork Vodka Pasta is velvety and luscious. The Vodka adds a little touch of heat and a sharp bite. It balances the sweetness of the passata and the yogurt. Most recipes call for sour cream, but I love yogurt. You will find such a depth of flavour in this dish and I can’t stop eating this pasta. LOL
Pasta is always a go to easy meal in our house. We love it with few ingredients,but when we have leftover pork, we are more in love with pasta. My nonno believed that pork was the best meat for any sauce and I agree. Now the twist here is that they never used Vodka, wine definitely. lol The pork was cooked with a dry rub on the bbq. My reversed barbecuing method always cooks it to perfection. Once in this sauce, it was falling apart. You could also make this with leftover chicken.
For some delicious pork recipes and information on pork visit https://www.ontario.ca/foodland/recipes
One of my favourite pork recipes on the blog for Autumn https://recipesatmytable.com/apple-butter-pork/
Ingredients
- 250 gr. egg noodles
- 275 gr. of mushrooms (your choice)
- Salt, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup tomato passata ( crushed tomatoes)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 cup vodka
- 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock
- leftover pork tenderloin cut into thin slices
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan
- fresh parsley
Process
I put the butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet and added the mushrooms, Italian seasoning and salt. Cook them until they are nice and brown. When cooked put them on a plate.
Using the same pan add the olive oil and onion. Sauté until soft and then splash in the Vodka. It will bubble vigorously and burn off the alcohol. Then add in the sliced garlic.
Go in with the passata. Follow this with the stock and let the sauce simmer for a few minutes.
Add the mushrooms back into the pan followed by the pork. I then removed the pan from the heat and added in the yogurt.
Add the cooked noodles to the sauce and stir. A little of the pasta water will make the sauce even better.
Plate and sprinkle with pepper, parmesan and parsley.
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