Alfredo Sauce

Name: Alfredo Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 100 g unsalted butter; 120 g Parmesan cheese; 120 ml pasta cooking water; 1 tsp black pepper; 0.5 tsp salt

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Prep5 min

Cook15 min

Total20 min

The Roman original — butter and Parmesan emulsified with starchy pasta water into a glossy, indulgent cream without a drop of actual cream.

Ingredients

Serves:4

100 g unsalted butter
120 g Parmesan cheese
120 ml pasta cooking water
1 tsp black pepper
0.5 tsp salt

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

423kcal · per serving

15.7g

Protein

24.6g

Carbs

29.4g

Fat

Recipe total: 1692 kcal · P 62.6g · C 98.2g · F 117.8g

Estimated from 5 of 5 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Finely grate the Parmesan and bring it to room temperature.
2
Cook pasta until al dente and reserve 1 cup of the starchy cooking water before draining.
3
In the warm pasta pot (off heat), melt butter gently.
4
Add drained pasta and half the pasta water. Toss vigorously for 1 minute.
5
Add Parmesan in three batches, tossing and adding more pasta water as needed to create a glossy emulsified sauce. Season with salt and plenty of black pepper.

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