Alfredo

[TruthWalleyes]

I've had 1 fantastic chicken alfredo meal, and the rest were like white gravy, noodles, and chicken..blah.

Unfortunately i haven't been able to haggle the recipe out of my fishing buddy so i'll turn to you guys for recipe advice.

Looking for good alfredo recipes and am not worried about the calories and fats...I'm sure that is what made his recipe great (But i was outside cleaning fish while he was making supper so didn't get to see any ingredients.)

[pushbutton]

Good one Truth! Mine always are not so good and look forward to the responses. Think I heard from a former Ciatti's cook something like an egg yolk is added to keep the creamier texture?

[pushbutton]

Ok, this was bugging me and made some phone calls and tracked the guy down. Yep, it is the egg.

So for every egg yolk:

8 oz of cream

1/2 cup cheese....parm. or parm. and romano mix

3 tbls butter

1 tbls cream cheese

garlic, salt, pepper to taste

pinch of nutmeg

pinch of paprika

Bring the cream to bubbling(med heat), add the butter in pieces, add cream cheese, add the spices, add the cheese(not all at once), put a little of that mixture in with the egg yolk to temper it before adding it, cook for 3 to 5 minutes to desired consistency, keep stirring the entire time. Aprox. triple this recipe per lb. of pasta. Top with fresh cheese and optional parsley after stirring in noodles/chicken/veggies ect...

[tunrevir]

I use athis recipe

1 T olive oil

1 T minced garlic

1 T basil

2 T butter

1 Pint heavy whipping cream

1/2-3/4 C shredded parmesean cheese

Heat butter olive oil and spices in a saucepan on low and mix well.

Add 1 pint of heavy whipping cream and slowy bring heat up to medium high. Add 1/2-3/4 cup grated parmesean. Add the cheese slowly and while constantly stirring. Add a dash of garlic salt to taste after all the cheese has been added. You need to keep stirring this constantly or you will have burnt parmesean at the bottom of the pan. The sauce will become smooth and thick without grainy pieces of cheese after 6-8 minutes. Pour over pasta and lightly toss, let stand 2-3 minutes and retoss and serve.

Tunrevir~

[reinhard1]

this one is my wife's favorite, although i think everyone's reciepe is a good one on here. it originaly came from the Byerly's cook book.

8 oz dry or 10 oz fresh fettucini

6 tbls butter or margarine

1 1/2 cups whipping cream

1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp white pepper

1/8 tsp nutmeg

cook pasta in boiling salted water [2 quarts water, 1 tsp salt] until al dente, 7 to 9 minutes for dry. 30 to 120 seconds for fresh, drain. melt butter in large skillet or dutch oven until lightly browned. add 1/2 cup cream. boil rapidly over high heat until shiny bubbles form. reduce heat to medium, add noodles; toss vigorously with 2 forks. add cheese and remaining cream a little at a time, tossing until thououghly combined. season with salt and pepper. sprinkle nutmeg over noodles. serve immediately. 4 to 6 servings. good luck.

[TruthWalleyes]

Mmmm...These sound good! Thanks a bunch for the recipes gents!

[Get'n Jiggy]

I've been making Alfredo with Johnsonville Italian sausage, the wife

won't eat it but I think it's great.

[mhines]

Ok, this was bugging me and made some phone calls and tracked the guy down. Yep, it is the egg.

So for every egg yolk:

8 oz of cream

1/2 cup cheese....parm. or parm. and romano mix

3 tbls butter

1 tbls cream cheese

garlic, salt, pepper to taste

pinch of nutmeg

pinch of paprika

Bring the cream to bubbling(med heat), add the butter in pieces, add cream cheese, add the spices, add the cheese(not all at once), put a little of that mixture in with the egg yolk to temper it before adding it, cook for 3 to 5 minutes to desired consistency, keep stirring the entire time. Aprox. triple this recipe per lb. of pasta. Top with fresh cheese and optional parsley after stirring in noodles/chicken/veggies ect...

Made this recipe tonight, mixed in some andouille sausage, with the noodles, and topped with this. Awesome!!!!...I will never be able to eat packaged Alfredo sauce again!

Thanks for the share!

[Dark Cloud]

Nice thread with all good looking recipes...

The last kitchen it worked, I was given a open slate to work specials and make changes. First thing I did was get rid of the bagged alfredo sauce...

Mine looked like the one PushButton posted but I also add some lemon juice. I also crushed the garlic fresh with the side of a knife...

Be carefull with the salt and garlic, they can overpower things quick, lol...

[SkunkedAgain]

Woah, woah, woah!!! Garlic can NEVER overpower anything

[Dark Cloud]

Woah, woah, woah!!! Garlic can NEVER overpower anything

I tend to agree... but alfredo, eggs, deserts, and cereal fall into that category, lol...

[Mid-Lake Rock]

For any morel mushroom fans, here is a great way to improve your Alfredo. Most mushroom hunters will dry their shrooms for storage and rehydrate prior to cooking. Rehydrate the mushrooms in a bowl of luke warm water for 30 minutes. When making the pasta, boil in the brown water used to rehydrate the mushrooms. This gives the pasta the flavor of a morel. Fry the morels in butter and add to the Alfredo.

[reinhard1]

that is an excelent idea. expecialy to use the water the shrooms were dehydated in. thanks. good luck.

[311Hemi]

This is one of my favs that the wife makes. Her recipe is very similar to the ones that have been posted.

Her recipe (large batch):

-1 stick butter

-1 block cream cheese

-16 oz heavy wiping cream

-2 cups freshly graded (real) Parmesan cheese.

-seasoned to taste

I think one important piece to a good alfredo is to use real freshly shredded Parmesan cheese. It's a little expensive to buy....but makes a big difference IMO.

We will also add chicken, sliced sun dried tomatoes, freshly heated pine nuts, bacon, parsley, and shredded Parmesan sprinkled over the top.

Another good meal is to use tortellini instead of fettucinni, and with this meal we will usually add green peas, bacon, and parsley.

[reinhard1]

this is my wife's favorite meal. after she gets done with the biggest looser contest at work i will have to treat her to this. this was also her choice of meal on our first date. thanks. good luck.