Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Alfredo Sauce - Learn The Cooking Tips

By Ferdinand Okeke

The secrets of good Aflfredo sauce is a mixture of ingredients and technique. In contrast with Italian dishes, Alfredo sauce is highly rich, with the base ingredient being cream. This makes this dish an excellent alternative to the standard red sauces and meats normally associated with Italian meals.

If you want to make your Alfredo Sauce, you must make sure that you have all your ingredients ready in advance. The process of preparing the sauce goes by very cursorily, so you will want to make sure you have all ready so that you do not risk scorching your cream as you cook. As scorching the cream is the most common cause of ruing an Alfredo dish, this simple preparation can preempt disaster.

The general ingredients of standard Alfredo sauce are stated below:

Heavy Cream White Salt Pepper Parsley Parmesan Cheese Butter

Cooking times and quantities may differ from one recipe to another. Again, ingredients may be altered hinging on whether or not attempts are there at making the Alfredo more healthy. Because Alfredo is so filled on cream, butter and cheese, it is often viewed as a treat or ignored on many diets.

As soon as your ingredients is prepared, There are many methods you can adopt to avoid bungling your dish.

1: Get your Pan Ready

Scorching Alfredo is only the first of the risks. By carefully preparing your pan by preheating and cooling the pan slightly with water, you can prevent the cream from scorching. When the cream is added to the pan, it should be done off of the heat, with the cream being returned to the heat after it has been warmed in the pan.

2: Do not forget to stir frequently

The reduction of cream by half requires patience and committment. Alfredo is not a sauce that you can leave alone for long. Plan to make your Alfredo sauce when you can dedicate time to it. This will prevent your cream from burning.

3: Do not add cheese when sauce is on the burner

A general mistake people make is the addition of butter and cheese to the sauce while it is still on the burner. Do not make this error unless the recipe calls otherwise. The most common recipes do not add cheese or butter while the cream is on the heat, because this can cause the cheese to stick to the pan or the butter to cause the cream to separate. While mainly affecting aesthetics and lengthening cleanup time, it can also affect the flavor of the dish.

4: Have your pasta pot prepared in advance

It is best to eat Alfredo as soon as it is prepared. Before you begin cooking, prepare your water for pasta , and the amount of pasta you want cooked put to the side. Start boiling the water part way through the sauce making process so that your Alfredo sauce and pasta finish at the same time.

5: Add toppings

Alfredo sauce is pliable. Great with meats and seafoods, as well as with vegetables, you can easily turn Alfredo into a one course meal. Get any toppings ready in advance, and warm them on a grill prior to serving. In the case of zucchini and other vegetations that do not sit well, put them on the grill or in the frying pan just as the sauce is approaching completion.

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