What's your recipe for cream sauce (alfredo sauce)?!
Answers: I usually just use cream, a little butter, and parmesian. I was just wondering how I could make it better. There is this small italian restaurant that I go to maybe once a year (because it's far). They make this wonderful mushroom cream sauce and it's so good it's almost like a drug. They won't give me the recipe. How can I make something good like that?
The first recipe may be prett close to what you get at the restaurant.
Mushroom Walnut Sauce for Pasta
2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
8 oz. Mushrooms - sliced
1/4 C. Walnuts - chopped
3/4 C. Heavy whipping cream
1/4 tsp. Black pepper
1/2 C. Fresh Parmesan - grated
Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Saute mushrooms and walnuts until mushrooms are golden. Add cream and cook stirring frequently for 5 minutes until slightly thickened. Turn heat to warm and when cream stops simmering, add pepper and Parmesan and stir until sauce is smooth. Do not boil. Serve over pasta. Especially good w/ stuffed pastas.
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Real Fettucine Alredo
1 pound fettucine noodles
8 Tbsp. butter
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup freshly grated Parmigginao-Reggiano cheese
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Freshly grated nutmeg
As the water for the pasta begins to boil, melt butter in large sauté pan over low heat. Add cream to butter and let it warm.
At the same time, salt the pasta water and cook until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain pasta thoroughly, and mix with butter and cream in sauté pan over low heat. Add cheese and toss until sauce thickens slightly. Season with pepper and nutmeg.
Remove from heat and serve immediately with additional cheese on the side.
Serves 4-6
--Parmaggano-Reggino Cheese Cookbook
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3 tablespoons butter
8 fluid ounces heavy whipping cream
salt to taste
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add heavy cream, stirring constantly. Stir in salt, nutmeg, grated Parmesan cheese, and grated Romano cheese. Stir constantly until melted, then mix in egg yolk. Simmer over medium low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with additional grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
....it's the nutmeg, sound weird, but it is!
I make what I call "cheaters" afredo sauce. I melt down some cream cheese with a splash of milk on low heat. I add seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder. I add this to linquine or other long pasta's. Or use bow tie pasta and add some choped cooked onions, carrots, corn etc...
ALFREDO SAUCE
1/2 cup cream cheese
1 cup milk 0-2 %
3 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 clove of garlic
1 tbsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp dry parsley/ 1/2 cup fresh
The best way to make this consistent is to use a blender, put cream cheese, milk, Parmesan, cheese, garlic, pepper and salt in blender. Blend until there are no clumps, poor into sauce pan on medium heat, cook for about 10 minutes, well cooking add parsley, is fresh chop finely and extra for garnish.
Cook your favorite pasta, I recommend spaghetti, if you want you may want to add chicken bacon any one of your favorite meats, I find it goes great with clams.
Pour desired amount over pasta, cook meat in sauce to absorb flavour into the meat, cook sea food in different pan and than add over pasta before pouring Alfredo Sauce.
If you find the original sauce using heavy cream and butter to be too heavy, then this modified, lighter version may be a healthier choice for you.
ENJOY