How do you make alfrado sauce?

Question

I need a simple yet yummy way to make alfrado without buying a packaged mix.

Answer 1

Alfredo Sauce:
1 pint heavy cream
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Freshly cracked black pepper
Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish

To prepare alfredo sauce: Heat heavy cream over low-medium heat in a deep saute pan. Add butter and whisk gently to melt. Sprinkle in cheese and stir to incorporate. Season with freshly cracked black pepper. In a large stockpot, cook pasta in plenty of boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Quickly drain the pasta and add it to the saute pan, gently toss the noodles to coat in the alfredo. Transfer pasta to a warm serving bowl. Top with more grated cheese and chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

Answer 2

Here's a recipe. It looks promising...

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic -- pressed
1 package (8 oz size) cream cheese -- cut up
2/3 cup fresh Parmesan cheese -- grated (more if desired)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup whipping cream -- or half and half
1/8 cup milk -- optional

Directions:

In a large sauce pan lightly cook the garlic (DO NOT BROWN). Add the cheeses, butter, cream and milk, whisking constantly until smooth. If the sauce is too thick, you may want to add a little milk.

Toss fettucini lightly with sauce, coating well. This recipe is easily doubled, tripled, or whatever for large crowds and any leftover sauce freezes well. This recipe is enough sauce for about 1/2 to 3/4 pound (before cooking) of fettucini.

This recipe for Alfredo Sauce Supreme serves/makes 2

Answer 3

I always make mine from scratch and don't use specific measurements. The ingredients are basically: butter, garlic, heavy cream and parmesan cheese.

I usually saute some garlic in butter. Then add the heavy cream and simmer until slightly reduced. Then I add parmesan to taste. The parmesan will also thicken the sauce and create the texture. You can salt and pepper as desired. Good luck. :)

Answer 4

A couple of good alfredo recipes listed here already - heres a suggestion.

Substitute Finely chopped shallots for the garlic - it will give your sauce a more delicate flavor, not be so strongly garlic flavored.

Use good cheese as well (recommend Grana Padano).

Answer 5

melt some parmesean cheese with some heavy whipping cream, when done in microwave, whip till fluffy! season to desired flavor! good luck!