How to Thicken Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce

Creating a meal made from scratch such as fettuccine Alfredo is an accomplishment. Sometimes the Alfredo sauce doesn't thicken exactly as you anticipated. Instead of throwing it down the sink, learn how you can add egg yolks to thicken your fettuccine Alfredo sauce and impress everyone at your next meal. Read on to learn how to thicken fettuccine Alfredo sauce.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Alfredo sauce
• Two egg yolks
• Thin wire whisk
• A fine wire strainer

1. Check your Alfredo sauce for consistency after it has cooked on the stove for 20 minutes. Your sauce should stick to the spoon if it's thick enough.
2. Turn off the burner that contains your sauce. The heat maintained by the pan can cook the eggs.
3. Scramble two egg yolks into a separate container. Pour one ladle of the Alfredo sauce into the egg mixture while whisking with a thin wire whisk. Adding egg will give your Alfredo sauce a rich flavor.
4. Strain any floating bits of egg with a fine wire strainer before whisking the egg into the Alfredo sauce. Whisk the egg mixture into your sauce.
5. Raise the temperature on the burner and allow the sauce to thicken, stirring gently. If the sauce becomes too thick, add milk to thin it out again.
6. Combine the Alfredo sauce with the cooked fettuccine noodles. You can add protein, such as chicken or shrimp, or eat the pasta as is. Enjoy your meal.

Tips & Warnings

• There are several other ways to thicken fettuccine Alfredo sauce, such as adding a cornstarch mixed with water, flour-based roux (1 tbsp. flour combined with 1 tbsp. butter), cream cheese, whipping cream or more Parmesan cheese. Try any of these variations to see which flavor you like the best.
• Don't forget to keep stirring your sauce once you add the eggs. If you stop, your sauce might turn into scrambled eggs.