Real Alfredo is just pasta, butter, and parmesan. No cream. The pasta water is the sauce. This requires technique — constant tossing, the right heat, the right cheese — but when it works, nothing is better.

Fettuccine Alfredo

Stephanie Sharpe

@steph

3 months ago

Real Alfredo is just pasta, butter, and parmesan. No cream. The pasta water is the sauce. This requires technique — constant tossing, the right heat, the right cheese — but when it works, nothing is better.

Recipe

Ingredients

·1 lb fettuccine

·8 tbsp unsalted butter cold, cubed

·2 cups Parmigiano-Reggiano finely grated

·1 cup pasta water reserved

·Salt and white pepper

·Fresh parsley optional

Instructions

1.Cook pasta in heavily salted water. Reserve 1.5 cups water.

2.Add cold butter to a wide pan. Add 1/2 cup pasta water.

3.Add drained pasta and toss vigorously over medium-low heat.

4.Add parmesan gradually with more pasta water, tossing constantly.

5.The sauce should cling and coat every strand.

6.Season and serve immediately in warmed bowls.

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