Description
Joanna Gaines’ alfredo sauce brings creamy comfort straight from her Texas kitchen. Parmesan cheese and garlic create rich layers of flavor you’ll savor with pasta or grilled chicken.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) heavy cream
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) unsalted butter
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) olive oil
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) white pepper
Instructions
- Melting Base: Position a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, gently combining unsalted butter and olive oil until the butter transforms into a shimmering liquid.
- Aromatic Infusion: Introduce finely minced garlic into the liquid base, then pour in heavy cream and sprinkle white pepper. Whisk consistently to create a harmonious blend, preventing any potential scorching.
- Simmering Integration: Allow the cream mixture to reach a gentle simmer, maintaining a soft bubbling while stirring. This process helps meld the flavors and release the garlic’s aromatic profile for 3-4 minutes.
- Cheese Incorporation: Gradually rain freshly grated Parmesan into the simmering liquid, whisking continuously to ensure a smooth, lump-free texture and prevent any cheese clustering.
- Texture Development: Continue cooking and stirring for 8-9 minutes, observing the sauce transform into a luxurious, velvety consistency that promises rich, creamy potential.
- Final Refinement: Reduce heat to low, gently fold in shredded mozzarella, stirring until completely dissolved and creating a supremely smooth, restaurant-quality Alfredo sauce with no visible cheese fragments.
Notes
- Prevent Scorching: Stir continuously and maintain medium-low heat to prevent burning butter and cream, ensuring a smooth, silky sauce texture.
- Cheese Melting Technique: Add Parmesan and mozzarella gradually while whisking to prevent clumping and create a seamless, creamy consistency.
- Garlic Infusion: Mince garlic finely and sauté briefly to release its aromatic flavors without burning, enhancing the sauce’s overall taste profile.
- Consistency Control: Watch sauce thickness carefully during simmering, aiming for a luxurious, coating-the-back-of-a-spoon texture that’s neither too thin nor too thick.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 460
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 48 g
- Saturated Fat: 29 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg