Alfredo Sauce!
Ok so I said Ill post some recipes.. Figure I do the main one everyone loves. I cut this recipe in half, double if need more.
By the way, if you can't cook pasta, stop reading now :)
What you need.
1 qrt Heavy Cream (whipping cream) $3
1/2 lb butter (2 sticks) $1
Garlic to taste 1/2 - 1 table spoon (go for minced stuff in jar, save the smell that will linger on your fingers for days ;) ) 50 cents - $2
Parmesan cheese (8-10 ounces by weight) (Read further down to find what is the right type to buy) $5 - $8 most costly part
Salt & Pepper to taste $0.00 ? if you don't have this in your house, you shouldnt cook :pinch:
2qrt sauce pan or bigger
fire (heat)
CHEESE!!!!!!!!
DO NOT, I MEAN DO NOT use that Krap, I man Kraft cheese in a plastic bottle, that is not cheese, it is tiny chemical pellets covered in cheese flavor. Go to you grocery store and find the cheese/deli section. Try to find Parmesan cheese that is not overly aged(dry) and with as much moisture content as possible. Doing so will allow the cheese to blend right with the fat/milk
I've still haven't been able to find a prefect parmesan cheese in my local markets ;( So I mostly fail at this even though when i worked at Olive Garden I could make this stuff just on sight and smell
1. Preheat sauce pan on med heat
2. Add butter (chop up butter to melt faster)
3. Let butter melt till it stops bubbling
4. Add garlic, salt, pepper (do not over cook the garlic, this will cause a bitter flavor)
5. Cook garlic for about 20 seconds
6. Add heavy cream
7. Let heavy cream come to a boil
8. Reduce to med-low heat
9. Add cheese till fully melted (DO NOT let it come back to a boil)
Add to pasta
Things that can go wrong (many) :cursing:
My sauce is too thin - add more cheese or let it cool down a for awhile.
My sauce is too thick - add more heavy cream or milk
My sauce is grainy - to dry of a cheese - over cooked after adding cheese
My sauce has no flavor - add more cheese, garlic, salt, pepper etc..
My suace is burnt - I told you med heat - throw away make new batch
My sauce cost more than the jarred stuff at my local market.. Alfredo sauce isn't cheap :pinch:
