How to make tasty Alfredo sauce

Alfredo sauce

It is essentially a kind of white sauce made usually from melted butter, heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese. It is normally served with pasta, most of the time fettuccine; hence the dish, Fettuccine Alfredo, is what this dish is known as. It is creamy, smooth-textured sauce, mild, and cheesy in flavor that could well serve other ingredients, such as chicken, shrimp, or veggies

History

During the early 20th century in Rome, an Italian restaurateur by the name of Alfredo Di Lelio, invented Alfredo sauce in 1914, at that time it was a much simpler recipe compared to today. The story behind it is that his pregnant wife was struggling to eat, and needed something light to digest, that’s when the dish originated, at that time it was only made with butter, parmesan cheese, and pasta water. And was named “Fettuccine al burro”.

When American actors Douglas and Mary went to Italy, they decided to visit Alfredo’s restaurant, there they loved the dish so much that they decided to bring it back to America with them, which helped the dish gain international popularity

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Alfredo sauce

Course: MainCuisine: RomeDifficulty: Easy

Servings

2

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Calories

523

kcal

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 1/2 cup grated cheese

• 1/2 onion (chopped)

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 3 clove garlic (chopped)

• 1 bay leaf (optional)

• 2 clove (optional)

Directions

• Heat the pan on medium, add in olive oil then chopped garlic, and chopped onion sweat them in olive oil for 3-4 minutes. be careful not to brown them
• Add in cream and milk, and whisk slowly until it thickens (optional – add bay leaf and clove)
• Simmer and let it reach a desired consistency, It’ll thicken rapidly so make sure to keep stirring it, stir in grated cheese (I am using parmesan cheese)
• Season it with salt and pepper
• Now sieve the alfredo sauce to remove onion and garlic chunks, ensuring a smooth and creamy texture, (Use a silicon spatula to push the sauce through a sieve). Serve and enjoy

Notes

• Add in Bay leaf and clove for rich flavor
• Toss it with your favorite pasta and enjoy your creamy rich sauce