How to make alfredo creamier longer?
I make a simple alfredo sauce that is absolutely delicious.
It´s as easy as melting butter in a pan (about 2 or 3 tablespoons), adding a glass of 18% cream, and then shredding parmesan into it.
The problem is that after 10 minutes, while the food is on the plate and being consumed, the cheese hardens and sticks to the pasta I poured it on. How do I make it maintain that smooth, silky consistency? Is it possible? Could it just be a matter or adding more cream and /or butter?
I hope some of you with more scientific cooking knowledge can help me with this.
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This is almost certainly due to cooling. Serving on heated plates will buy you some time. If (at home) you use microwave plate warmers you can place them under the plates after you've used them and the residual heat will keep the plates hot. You need to strike a balance as you don't want it to cook too much after serving.
Cream thickens on cooking (unlike butter which solidifies as it cools). So cooking the sauce for a shorter time might help as well. In fact the recipe I've got for this cautions against overcooking the cream (without saying why).
You don't say how much parmesan you add in proportion to the other ingredients, but you may be onto something with reducing it. Unfortunately this will reduce the flavour, and it's not like you can replace it with a much tastier cheese.
The other thing that's commonly done is adding a little pasta water to the sauce. If you're stirring it together, this can simply be a matter of not draining the pasta too much (this also depends on the shape). If you're spooning it over the top, taking a little of the starchy water just before you drain the pasta, and adding it to the sauce, could be worth a try. Again I don't know your exact quantities (like how big your glass is) but anyway it's a matter for experimenting. A tablespoon or two might be a good place to start. You probably need to put it in slowly while stirring.
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How do you keep Alfredo creamy?
Parmesan cheese is the key ingredient for making this Sauce thick and creamy. I recommend using a fresh parmesan cheese that you grate yourself or similar. Try to avoid using the powder or grated grated parmesan cheese in a tall can. The most important rule is not overheating your Alfredo Sauce.How do you extend Alfredo sauce?
Slowly add 1 cup of milk, whisking constantly to avoid lumps. Cook over low heat until the mixture is thickened. Add your jar of Alredo sauce along with some salt, pepper, and a little Parmesan cheese in order to stretch your Alfredo sauce!How do you make Alfredo creamy again?
Add a little water to the saucepan to help remoisten the noodles. Heat the fettuccine alfredo to boiling, stirring occasionally. Then reduce heat to medium and stir it regularly. You will notice that the sauce thickens well and takes on a creamy texture.How do you keep Alfredo from drying out?
"Washing" your pasta before putting the sauce in it, as suggested, is a good method, but probably the most simple thing to do in general is to keep your sauce a bit more liquid, and mixing your pasta with a bit of olive oil just before you add your sauce.Making The Perfect Fettuccine Alfredo (3 Ways)
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Why not make the standard bechamel sauce? Pretty much as easy, add flour to the butter cook a minute, (at this point, I like a little garlic - saute a minute) then cream/milk, stir, then cheeses. As it cools it thickens, the degree depends on how much liquid was added. Put in a little bacon and you have added carbonara to your skills.
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