The Best Spicy Shrimp Pasta

Today we're making an awesome shrimp pasta! This creamy shrimp pasta with the easiest and most delicious vodka sauce will be a recipe you add to your weekly rotation. We hope you enjoy it!

INGREDIENTS WITH GRAM AMOUNTS

For the shrimp brine

• 1 ¼ pounds (566g) large shrimp - cleaned and tails removed
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Calabrian chili paste or more to taste

For the vodka sauce

• 1 pound (454g) rigatoni or ridged paccheri - or any tubular pasta you like
• 7 tablespoons (96g) olive oil - divided
• 1 medium onion - diced
• 4 cloves garlic - minced
• ½ teaspoon Calabrian chili paste
• 4 ounces (115g) vodka
• 4 ounces (115g) dry white wine
• 1 28-ounce (794g) can plum tomatoes - hand crushed or blender pulsed
• 1 cup (230g) heavy cream
• salt and pepper - to taste
• ¼ cup basil - hand torn, for finishing
• 1 cup (230g) reserved pasta water to thin if needed - will most likely not need all of it