Description
Alton Brown’s alfredo sauce elevates pasta with rich, creamy goodness from Italian culinary traditions. Classic ingredients blend seamlessly for home cooks seeking restaurant-quality comfort on their dinner plates.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup heavy cream (240 ml)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (113 g)
- 2 cups grated Parmesan cheese (200 g)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Melt Butter: Warm a medium saucepan over medium heat, transforming butter into a golden liquid without browning, creating a rich foundation for the sauce.
- Garlic Infusion: Introduce finely chopped garlic to the melted butter, stirring gently to release its fragrant essence for about one minute, developing a deep, aromatic base.
- Cream Integration: Pour heavy cream into the butter-garlic mixture, stirring continuously to create a smooth, homogeneous blend that promises a luxurious texture.
- Cheese Incorporation: Reduce heat to low, gradually sprinkle freshly grated Parmesan cheese while whisking meticulously, ensuring a silky-smooth consistency without any unwelcome cheese clumps.
- Seasoning Finale: Elevate the sauce’s flavor profile by adding kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, adjusting to personal taste while continuing to stir until the sauce reaches a velvety, decadent thickness.
- Serving: Immediately cascade the piping hot Alfredo sauce over your chosen pasta, guaranteeing a creamy, temperature-perfect culinary experience that delights the palate.
Notes
- Control Heat Precisely: Butter must melt without browning, requiring constant attention and medium-low temperature management.
- Garlic Timing Matters: Sauté chopped garlic exactly 60 seconds to release flavor without burning, creating a delicate aromatic base.
- Prevent Cheese Clumping: Gradually add Parmesan while whisking continuously, ensuring smooth integration and preventing lumpy texture.
- Serve Immediately: Transfer sauce to pasta right away to preserve optimal temperature, silky consistency, and maximum flavor absorption.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 485
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 50 g
- Saturated Fat: 32 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg