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Alfredo Sauce
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Alfredo Sauce

4 ingredients 6 steps 4 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

293
Calories
13g
Protein
26g
Fat
1g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz (2 sticks / 230 g ) of butter , unsalted and softened to room temperature
  • ½ pound (230 g) Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (aged 24 months), grated
  • Salt
  • 1 pound (450 g) fettuccine egg noodles

Directions

1

Whisk together the butter and grated Parmesan-Reggiano cheese until it is creamy. Both ingredients combined should be on the thick side.

2

Put water to boil in a large pot and cook the noodles until al dente .

3

Drain the noodles and reserve ½ cup of liquid to emulsify your sauce.

4

Put noodles back in the warm pot and stir in the butter and cheese mixture with vigorous turning motion while adding pasta water until the noodles are glistening and smooth.

5

Add salt to taste.

6

Serve immediately.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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