Alfredo's of Rome's Original Fettuccine Alfredo

Annacia's Note:

Recipe courtesy of Russell Bellanca, owner of Alfredo’s of Rome. The Original Fettuccine Alfredo was created in 1914 by Alfredo Di Lelio, concocted to tempt the palate of his pregnant wife who had lost her appetite. Until now, the Original Fettuccine Alfredo has been a secret recipe, passed on from generation to generation. At the Alfredo restaurants, the fettuccine noodles are made fresh daily from a mix of three different flours, durum and organic eggs. For home use, however, the cook can purchase fresh fettuccine noodles at most supermarkets and deli's.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb fresh very thin fettuccine
• 6 ounces unsalted butter
• 6 ounces parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated (aged 24 months)

Directions:

1. Cook the fettuccine noodles in 1 gallon of salted boiling water for three minutes.
2. At the same time, mix the butter at room temperature in a bowl with the grated cheese until the cheese almost dissolves, forming a smooth cream. If using a mixer, this should not take more than three minutes at which time the noodles will be ready.
3. Strain the pasta leaving just a small amount of water and toss the noodles with the Alfredo sauce. Plate the preparation.
4. Cheese lovers may want to sprinkle additional grated cheese on top.

Reviews

[diner524]

Great fettuccine alfredo!!! Loved that this is lightened by not needing to add the cream!! I made 1/2 of the recipe, as the fresh refrigerated fettuccine was a 9 oz. package. I served this with a lemon and herb marinated grilled chicken breast, garlic bread and salad for a wonderful dinner. Thanks for sharing the recipe Annacia!!! Made for Stars Tag Game.

[larry #2]

It was very,very good,rich, but good. I also added 20 cloves of garlic to it!!

[Chef Buggsy Mate]

Made this for dinner last night for the kids and I...a perfect choice since DH doesn't care for Fettuccine Alfredo and he had to work. I loved the recipe because it was so simple compared to other Alfredo sauce recipes I have tried in the past. All of the kids went back for seconds and were disappointed when they found out there wasn't any leftovers for lunch. I will definitely be making this again. Made and reviewed for the Best of 2010 Recipe Tag game.