European Recipes:Italian recipes: Brazil's Fettuchinni Alfredo (Traditional)

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                 Brazil's Fettuchinni Alfredo (Traditional)

Recipe By     : Stephen Brazil
Serving Size : 1    Preparation Time :15:00
Categories    : Boletes                          Italian
                 Italian/Tuscan                   Pasta

   Amount Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
      1/4 cup           Unsalted butter -- 1 cube
    1      pint          Heavy Cream -- ok to use 1/2 & 1/2
    1      clove         Garlic -- crushed
                         Sea salt -- to taste
                         Fresh Ground White Pepper -- to taste
                         Fresh Ground Nutmeg -- to taste
    8      oz            Quality Parmesan Cheese
    1      lb            Fresh Fettucinni Noodles -- cooked

Melt the butter slowly in a heavy pan, add garlic and saute for a few
minutes, do not brown garlic. Remove garlic and discard. Slowly incorporate
cream or light cream into butter with a wisk. Season with salt, pepper and
nutmeg.
Add cooked pasta and 3 tablespoons of cooking liquid to butter and cream
mixture and toss so the pasta is coated.
Remove from heat and add Parmesan by the hand full, you don't have to use
all of the cheese.

Variations:
I like to use reconstituted porcini or shitake mushrooms added just before
the pasta.