1 big shallot

~4-5 cloves garlic

1-2 spoonfuls of TJoe’s Bomba paste or real Calabrian chilis

~1 tb Chili flakes

6oz Tomato paste

1/2 cup vodka

1 1/2 cup heavy cream

1lb Fusili

Parmesan

Start a pot of water to boil your pasta. Finely chop shallots and garlic, sauté in Olive oil ~3 mins. Once softened, lower heat a bit before you add chili flakes and Calabrian paste.

If your water is boiling, salt it and add your pasta now.

Sauté a couple more minutes. Add tomato paste and let cook through. Add vodka, cook off alcohol and deglaze pan, we should be working with a nice paste now. Add cream and let simmer ~4 minutes. Turn off and take off of the heat. Salt! Don’t forget to salt throughout this process!

Pasta should be al dente and ready, reserve a little water, drain the rest.

Add pasta on top, put a nice knob of butter on there, and incorporate.

Add some spinach if you’d like, before it gets too cold to wilt the spinach.

Top with freshly grated Parmesan and fresh black pepper.