How To Make Fettuccine Alfredo

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One bite of this creamy, cheesy, decadent dish and you'll be hooked for life. Serve with a salad and tell yourself it's healthy.

To complete this How-To you will need:

1 8-ounce block of parmesan cheese
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1 12-ounce box of fettuccine noodles
1 stick butter
1 c. Light cream
A dash white pepper
1 egg yolk
1 c. Partially thawed peas
A cheese grater
2 small bowls
A large pot
A medium saucepan
A colander

Step 1: Grate the cheese

Grate the parmesan cheese into a bowl.

Tip: Use freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Step 2: Heat the water

Fill a large pot about two-thirds full of water. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and put on high heat.

Step 3: Prepare the sauce

Prepare the sauce while the water heats. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add the cream, the remaining half-teaspoon salt, and the pepper. Heat and stir until steam rises, but do not boil.

Step 4: Add the egg yolk

Separate an egg yolk into a small bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of the hot cream mixture and stir with a fork. Whisk the yolk into the sauce and heat thoroughly.

Tip: Mixing a small amount of hot cream into the egg yolk prevents the egg from scrambling.

Step 5: Cook the pasta

When the water is at a rolling boil, add the fettuccine, stir, and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta and quickly return it to the pot.

Step 6: Add the sauce, cheese, and peas

Add the hot cream sauce and half the grated cheese to the pasta and stir vigorously. The hot pasta and sauce will melt the cheese. Once the first half of the cheese is melted, fold in the peas and the rest of the cheese.

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[geekdiggy]

call me a whiner but i fucking hate it when they use the chick who tries too hard to enunciate.

oh and who uses peas, honestly? broccoli or florentine yeah but not peas

[somethingeasy123]

ew peas ?

[BB415]

@LG141602 Well because I'm vegetarian, she doesn't put the meat/shrimp in it. It's equally as good without it though.

[LG141602]

@BB415 what about chicken or shrimp?

[BB415]

My mom makes it with bow ties and peas....SO much better than the noodles, and peas.....PEAS.....

[ajla060900]

not baked?

[kittyhernandez13]

honestly everyone has to shut up about peas... its annoying reading the same shit

[jordanderhh]

im hungry!

[WanganRunnerS30]

nooooooooooooooooo peas 

[Tweeterandbenji99]

Umm .... NO

Peas with Fettuccine alfredo ??

YOUR CRAZYY!!

STICK WITH BROCCOLI!!

use 1.5 a stick of butter or it will be too buttery plus fatting

[Roliketman]

Um, Howcast? Yeah, hi. I was just looking at your recipe, and the one stick of butter caught me off guard. I would say a good 75-85% of the recipes you can find on Google for Alfredo Sauce call for 1/2 stick at most. Also, you're really supposed to use heavy cream. And one more thing: Peas? Have you guys even seen an Alfredo dish? Yeah, not many of them have peas. Know why? Because they don't mix! Stick with broccoli, my friends. It gives a better presentation and it tastes better. Thanks. :)