How to Bring an Alfredo Sauce to a Boil

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Delicious on fettuccini, Alfredo sauce is rich with parmesan cheese, butter and cream. By combining the ingredients in a certain order, you can achieve a savory sauce that you'll be proud to serve your family.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Cooked fettuccini (or other pasta)
Favorite Alfredo sauce recipe
Hand whisk
Heavy saucepan or skillet

Step 1

Melt the amount of butter called for in your recipe, over medium heat, in a heavy saucepan with a good non-stick finish. Cast aluminum pans with enameled finishes work well.
Step 2

Stir constantly with the hand whisk as you add the heavy cream to the melted butter. Continue stirring as you bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat.
Step 3

Add the Parmesan cheese and any additional seasonings called for in your recipe. You may substitute Romano cheese for Parmesan or combine them.
Step 4

Bring the mixture back to a slow boil and turn down the heat, allowing it to simmer for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, until the surface of the mixture develops a slightly wrinkled texture. Stir frequently.
Step 5

Serve immediately over fettuccini or your choice of pasta. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Tips & Warnings

If your recipe calls for an egg yolk, add it right after the Parmesan cheese melts. Some chefs like to remove a few spoonfuls of the hot liquid and blend them in a small bowl with the yolk before adding the mixture to the hot liquid in the pan.
Always stir the hot mixture quickly with your whisk when adding the cheese to keep it from forming lumps.

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