I Try To Recreate The Original Fettuccine Alfredo (🙏 Italians don't watch)
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Here's the Pasta Alfredo recipe :
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Pasta dough
250g flour
250g semolina
7 eggs
Make a well, stir, knead, rest 30min, knead a little more, divide in 4.
flatten as thin as possible, make fettuccine, dust with flour.
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No-cream "Cream"
120g butter, smeared at the bottom of a wide dish
210g parmigiano, very fine. Keep that for dusting the pasta once in the dish.
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30s cooking, slide them straight onto the dish
Add 1-2 ladles of pasta water, sprinkle with cheese
Fold and swirl, repeat. Add water if necessary. Eat. Tweak if you want.
Fettuccine Alfredo is a popular pasta dish that originated in Italy. It typically consists of fettuccine pasta noodles tossed in a rich and creamy sauce made from butter, Parmesan cheese, and heavy cream. The sauce is usually seasoned with salt, pepper, and sometimes nutmeg.
The dish is named after Alfredo di Lelio, an Italian restaurateur who created this recipe in the early 20th century. Legend has it that Alfredo created the dish to please his pregnant wife, who was experiencing nausea and loss of appetite. He used simple ingredients like butter and cheese to make a flavorful and easily digestible dish.
Fettuccine Alfredo has gained popularity worldwide for several reasons:
1. Creamy and Rich Flavor: The combination of butter, Parmesan cheese, and cream creates a velvety and indulgent sauce that coats the pasta noodles. The richness of the sauce is often seen as a comfort food, providing a satisfying and luxurious dining experience.
2. Simplicity: Fettuccine Alfredo is relatively easy to prepare, requiring only a few ingredients. This simplicity makes it accessible to home cooks and allows for variations and personal touches to suit individual tastes.
3. Versatility: While traditionally served with fettuccine noodles, the Alfredo sauce can be paired with various pasta shapes, such as linguine or spaghetti. It also serves as a delicious base for adding other ingredients like grilled chicken, shrimp, or vegetables, offering endless possibilities for customization.
4. Classic Italian Cuisine: Fettuccine Alfredo is considered a classic Italian dish and is often associated with Italian-American cuisine. Its popularity has made it a staple on many Italian restaurant menus, both in Italy and abroad.
However, it's worth noting that Fettuccine Alfredo is a rich and calorie-dense dish due to its high-fat content. Therefore, it is often enjoyed in moderation as an indulgent treat rather than a regular dietary choice.
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The cameramans mom having a full on professional kitchen that is also gorgeous is the most casual french thing ever. 😂 I love it
@MsJavaWolf
10 ай бұрын
That herb garden is nothing to sneeze at either.
@Locomaid
10 ай бұрын
That said, I have friends with a gorgeous farmhouse in southern France and the traditional farm kitchen is tres petit! So small they built one outside for cooking bigger meals and for cooking in the warm months. It really surprised me, but they said that the traditional kitchens (70-150 years old) are little more than a sink, a stove and a tiny workspace because in winter they cooked over the fireplace in the living room and a lot of cooking and baking was done outside. Of course the very, very wealthy had servants and sometimes a separate cook house, but even well-to-do French apparently had tiny kitchens!
@matthou9731
9 ай бұрын
not casual french, just casual french bourgeois
As an italian, born in italy, growing up around italian family and cooking my whole life, i approve the thyme and pepper....good food is good food even if it isn't perfectly authentic....uniqueness is what drives innovation
@arenkai
10 ай бұрын
And also: thyme goes with everything !
@theincarnationofsin
10 ай бұрын
Well said!
@ryer9646
10 ай бұрын
Especially if you are making food for yourself the way you like it. If I am making pasta for myself, I generally don't care what an Italian guy thousands of miles away would think about it. That's silly. I think about how I would like it.
@excusemebut
7 ай бұрын
@@ryer9646true and it's funny how some Italians will not approve of anything outside of traditions but yey every dish, every single dish was ONCE outside of traditions..
@mrfitz96
3 ай бұрын
@excusemebut Yeah. Italians are funny that way. You know they got the tomato in the late 15th century but refused to eat it until the 19th. That's like 300 years of culinary obstinance. At that rate it'll be the 24th century before they accept that pineapple goes nicely with ham on pizza.
As an Italian I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the end result. Let's not talk about the thyme and pepper in the end and we're still friends.
@robertsteinbeiss8478
10 ай бұрын
😂
@joeydewitt4639
10 ай бұрын
He specifically told you not to watch.
@stuart207
10 ай бұрын
A little freestyle is OK imo ❤
@agushex
10 ай бұрын
@@stuart207 It would have been better with sage instead of thyme though
@azparkitstorage832
10 ай бұрын
Sage sounds interesting
I never want this pasta series to end!
At the restaurant they have their plates in a warm cabinet. That help to not get cold pasta this quickly
@leonardwhittington8027
Ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. When I try it, and I'm going to, I will put my dish in the oven to assist with heat retention.
I'm not Italian so I guess I can watch
@aris1956
10 ай бұрын
But I think because the curiosity is so great, the Italians will be the ones to watch even more, and I am an Italian. 😉
As Italian i belive you should try Salvia instead of Timo; we usually cook pasta with butter and salvia. Give it a try 😉😉😉
@Tony-fx9ky
10 ай бұрын
Salvia is drugs isnt it?
@henriknordlund1203
10 ай бұрын
Salvia = sage
@rafaelteodoroedu
10 ай бұрын
@@Tony-fx9ky there are many different kinds of sage/salvia. The one people use as a drug is dried white sage, an american species.
@Tony-fx9ky
10 ай бұрын
@@rafaelteodoroedu makes sense thanks👍
@stralplane
10 ай бұрын
@@Tony-fx9ky Salvia Divinorum vs Salvia Officinalis
You are slowly becoming "Bourdainian" something the world needs more of, thank you for opening a whole new world of cuisine and culture to the world Alex
@Bradawick
10 ай бұрын
pretentious and a pedo?
@ImEmpTy295
10 ай бұрын
What does that mean
@maxbucci
10 ай бұрын
@@ImEmpTy295 A la Anthony Bourdain
@madame.banoffee
10 ай бұрын
Oh no, we know how that ended.
@bsgconsulting
10 ай бұрын
hopefully his partner doesn't mirror Bourdain's partner, driving him to a Bourdainian end!
I kept yelling “more cheese..” during the first try. The emulsion needed the cheese and pasta water to come together with the beurre but I’m glad you got it in the end. I like the mix of farina and semola as well. I’m not crazy about fresh pasta due to the lack of Al dente as you said, but for fettuccine Alfredo, I think it works. Well done Alex!
@FredrikGranlundkayaker
10 ай бұрын
There's always room for more cheese. 😉
@Zraknul
10 ай бұрын
@@FredrikGranlundkayaker At some point it stops being creamy and becomes more parmesan textured. I knew the more cheese trick when watery, but went overboard and didn't load up on good starchy pasta water when I tried it years ago.
Lou and his mom are the best! The kitchen is indeed gorgeous!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
@malcontent510
10 ай бұрын
Exactly, Lou's mom's kitchen is "okay" - where okay == F-ing awesome
@Vespuchian
10 ай бұрын
The whole neighborhood looks amazing, but that kitchen though... [checks house prices in France]
@MaryWehmeier
10 ай бұрын
That kitchen is exquisite I would kill to have one in my house like that in Southern California.
@Loufilmmaker
10 ай бұрын
Thanks guys! I’ll let my mother know :)
@klaernie
10 ай бұрын
I wish you'd take an episode to tell the stories that kitchen has seen.
I'm quite proud of myself that I immediately spotted the "mistake" of the not enough starchy water in the first try. I knew that because of your carbonara series! It inspired me to learn the dish properly and is now one of my go to recipes when I cook for someone, because I'm proud of it. But during the experimentation phase I had the same problem with not enough creaminess, until I started adding extra starch! So, thanks for educating and inspiring me in the kitchen!
@scaredyfish
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, me too. I was halfway through writing a comment before I figured I should watch the rest of the video, and of course Alex was on to it. I have to assume even the restaurants must either add some flour or some of the previous day’s water at the start of the day, otherwise the first servings would be terrible.
@eldorados_lost_searcher
10 ай бұрын
Good to hear that your skills are improving to the point that you can spot that! Also, excellent choice for your go-to.
@jvallas
10 ай бұрын
@@quatsch6910Interesting perspective, and I suspect you're right. Alex knows how to tell a compelling story.
Absolutely on point as always Alex! Love the idea of a flour slurry to up the starch content. Cant wait to see the new le studio! 🙏
@danielsantiagourtado3430
10 ай бұрын
Great to See You here David! Alex is also a favorite of mine! Can't wait For the new place either!😊😊😊😊😊
@conaldeugenepeterson2147
10 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to see Alex’s fettuccine Alfredo compete head to head against other youtuber’s recipes.
@tocov
10 ай бұрын
Alex's fettuccini vs Tasty when?
@vandorb12
10 ай бұрын
I felt a tingle down my spine when I saw that slurry. I usually only do one batch of pasta, and I feel that I just saw a revelation. I'm going to try that with my next pasta dish!
@TJY-mb5hk
10 ай бұрын
@@vandorb12I thought the same exact thing!
Here are a couple of tips: setting 8 minimum on pasta machine to finish with so they are even thinner. Also, you can emulsify using your cul de poule on top of the cooking pot, to create kind of a bain marie for the emulsion, they don't get cold and you get a creamier result. finally, adding the cheese in stages was what helped me get the perfect creamyness in the end.
@Roshkin
10 ай бұрын
Those are some excellent tips!
@angeldiaz4624
10 ай бұрын
THANK YOU FOR THIS!! I was going to try to make some today!
@FrenchGuyCooking
10 ай бұрын
I went to setting 9...
@anfwood
10 ай бұрын
You need to turn it up to 11
@danielsantiagourtado3430
10 ай бұрын
@@FrenchGuyCookingyoure the Best Alex ❤❤❤❤❤
You are probably not going to do it this way but I get fantastic results by doing the following. I cook the pasta, reserve a couple of cups at the end, drain the pasta, add chunks of butter, some pasta water and parm, then IN THE POT, whip it vigorously with a wooden spoon. Season to taste and it works for me 100% of the time. Oh, and I use less water than what I normally would for the extra starch. Like a lot less water. I know its not as fancy as doing it table side but the results are perfect and I was a professional cook for 15 years in high end french restaurants if that means anything.
Oh wow that kitchen is BEAUTIFUL
The hardwork in each series is itself commendable . I love how Alex chases perfection
It is a glorious day with an Alex video in it! You are joy and persistence and happiness all in one . (BTW, pay Mom to use her kitchen going forward. Can’t improve on her perfection!)
Thanks to Tita for her kindness and helping Alex.
I just wanted to share my appreciation for your storytelling; visually, in the script and in the structure of your videos. Just awesome.
I like how you always manage to give me a good mood with your videos :) Thanks and happy cooking my friend!
As an Italian, like all Italians when told to not do something they still do it, I watched the video. You were probably too generous with the starch water amount. You had the emulsion going, but you can see a soup in the big plate, instead of a cream.
@VaerynCamlost
10 ай бұрын
I also feel like the restaurant's pasta is less cooked, so absorbs more liquid than his, this could also account for the "soup" instead of mantecatura.
What an amazing kitchen! :O I have a feeling a collaboration with its owner would be a nice video :D
One of the best cooking channel on youtube! It is joy to watch your videos
I'm just in awe at that kitchen 🤯
Holy moly! That kitchen is a dream! Absolutely gorgeous.
What a glorious kitchen! What fine photography! What a video!
made this last night, it was delicious, thanks for the recipe :)
I made umbrichelle this morning (Umbrian hand-rolled pasta) and had the identical thought : it's hard to be sad when you are making pasta. The kneading is a meditation, the rolling is exercise, the shaping is a return to childhood, and then you get to eat it!
After watching the vid from your trip to the restaurant I made this at home with fresh pasta from Eatily (I’m in NorCal), it came out great. Next time I’ll make my own pasta. Also, I used as small amount of water as possible to cook the pasta so I would have starchy water, I’m sure that helped to as my impulsion was perfect. Lastly, make sure the cheese is grated super fine.
@planecrazy2
10 ай бұрын
That was my experience as well after watching the Rome video.
@m.theresa1385
10 ай бұрын
Yup, I’ve found that grating the cheese super fine makes a world of difference. (That’s one of the secrets to my super creamy Cacio e pepe)
I tried to make that dish for some friends the night before you uploaded your video. I wasn‘t satisfied with my result, but seeing this I am ashamed of myself for trying to wing it. The dish is so much simpler, way more elegant and most importantly I am craving for that creaminess right now :D Thanks for your videos and especially the pasta series. Love it and I learned so much. Also it‘s so much more fun when you really understand the dish and be able to create such a nice meal with just a few simple ingredients. P.S. I also love your ramen series ;)
Oh, forgot to compliment the kitchen, maybe we can have an interview with the owner in the future, it seems awesome!
Allright, i know you are getting more and more professional, but these episodes where you are just making something, either in le studio or at home are my favorite!
I've been waiting for this video since the one about the restaurant. Thanks a lot !
As an Italian American I was thinking, “it needs pepper, and maybe herbs…” nah… they would kill me. 😂 he did it!
@gregmuon
10 ай бұрын
As another Italian American, we didn't eat Fettuccine Alfredo, ever, at all... Pasta Burro, yes, usually with some parsley. 😁
@SimonMeskens
10 ай бұрын
@@gregmuon Fettucine Afredo is a rich people's dish for restaurants. It wouldn't be made in your mama's kitchen, so that makes sense. It's always been more popular in America than in Italy though, Italians barely know the dish.
@Zraknul
10 ай бұрын
Adding pepper and herbs makes you just an American now. You got the boot from the boot.
@dededede9257
9 ай бұрын
@@SimonMeskens Italians mostly despise Alfredo pasta
Gotta love these videos. Keep ip the good work Alex
Such a beautiful kitchen! Wow. She is very gracious to let you use her kitchen. I am very guarded about mine and it is not so nice!
I love how you improve on every video, that is very hard work since the first one. As a grandson of an italian immigrant I feel more connected to this pasta series, keep going! You should try making "pasta al limone", simple but full of technique.
Alex, yes! This is the perfect mix of science and cooking. Keep it up! This is what everyone needs and frankly I assume everyone wants! C'est super fantastique!
I knew it was going to come down to the composition of the pasta water. Thank you for the technique to mimic it as that had alluded me as well.
Love your videos Alex. You are a huge expiration for me. Thanks to you a love cooking and perfecting my pizza skills.
I have wanted a La Cornue stove for a long time. Maman is a very fortunate lady!
I am glad i held off trying to make this pasta myself until this video, i feel i have a better understanding of how it's made and how to make it for my family
Once again, an amazing video! It is great to see you/show us how you experiment in the kitchen. I will not make fettuccine alfredo myself, but I will (and have) use your method of working in the kitchen. Great one
This looks delectable. Stay safe Alex! 🙏
Much love from Italy 🇮🇹 always quality content
Well done Alex, brilliant idea how to increase “starchiness”. Had the same problem for a long time, now seems to be resolved!
Big fan here Alex, sono italiano e ti seguo da anni. Keep it going😉👏👍
Living on the French-Italian border has so given me the best of both worlds. Had to subscribe. Grazie e merci infiniment!
Oui une autre vidéo. Cette cuisine est fantastique 😮❤
Merci Alex pour la recette simple et qui a l'air délicieuse !
Alex, I enjoy the moments when it's just the food being prepared with no commentary or music. These pauses pull the viewer into the moment and then you can slide back into documentarian mode. Those quiet beats are immersive.
Welcome back Alex! Your last video had me in tears! Cant wait to replace them with salivation!😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
You continue to inspire me!
Italia Squisita is assembling a panel right now to critique your efforts …
I knew You would add pepper from the start alex! Its just so you! Never change my man!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Inspiring video as always! Is there any chance we’ll get to see more day to day recipes that are quick and easy?
I really think you read a lot of comments, since this video finally portrait the satisfaction of beeing somewhat completed. The last series(pl.) always left me as a viewer with lack of fulfilment. Really enjoyed this one. Keep this up,
@zackator4565
10 ай бұрын
Of course i understand the power of a good cliffhanger and how these series kept me craving for the next episodes. Just wanted to highlight how soothing this change of narration was.
Oh wow, nice kitchen. The pasta looks delicious
what a beautiful garden!
Your humility is very engaging.
No anger or frustration here, that is actually a great idea. Grazie Alex!
I have started to cook my pasta almost like rice whenever possible. Takes a little longer but the water is do powerful and so reduced a creamy sauce had been achieved every single time. Instead of making a flower slurry I would just use a third of the volume in water for a single meal at home. Great video, I want to go out and buy some cheese now
The pasta water...that is the key. thank you for debugging this for us. As many times as I have seen some Italian youtubers who shall remain nameless tell us to always use the pasta water as a thickening agent it never actually thckens the sauce when I have tried in the past...the note about adding starch intentionally to the water if you dont use that same water over and over again makes perfect sense. I will try this tomorrow.
Words cannot express how much I enjoyed watching this Alex
Alex, I’m currently in Rome and booked in for both Luciano’s and Alfredo Alla Scrofa. Looking forward to this since you first visited them!
Alex great video as always ! 🙂
Alex, you can cheat a little bit by blending a little bit of egg yolk into the butter and that way it emulsifies completely 100%
@yuriy9701
10 ай бұрын
that's some carbonara trick right there
@TvisZ
10 ай бұрын
Too eggy
Such excellent instructions!
Hey Alex!! Really love your content!
Alex, you make it look so easy!
Well you make the rolling loop look so easy but the tip about reducing the pasta roller down to 8 was a master stroke. My family now love the much thinner fettuccine and it inspired my wife to find a home made tomato sauce that even our kids rated. A very definite win… Thanks for all the content..
Fantastic video Alex!
You have inspired me to make pasta again! Thank you!
In more then 45 years of cooking am happy was taught early that ANY recipe is a starting point for your imagination & taste. Technic & ratios are what I follow and the advice from my mother .... 5 ingredients makes a dish add more and it better be a soup or a stew
This is such a convoluted way to prepare a simple pasta burro e parmigiano...
Excellent Alex!!!
That kitchen combined with fresh herbs outside give me boss music vibes.
I'm not sure I could any pasta without fresh cracked pepper...nice job. Beautiful food.
As always, I love the video. Is the Reman season 2 over?
Nice relaxed fun beautiful video .. that kitchen is a stunning❤ dream!
Excellent video Alex, thank you!
Man I hope you have a big Carhartt sponsorship because if not, you definetly deserve one. Salut!
Les fettuccini Alfredo étaient mes pâtes préférée quand j'étais enfant. C'etait cependant un truc en sac acheter à l'épicerie. Ca faisait tres longtemps que j'en avais mangé. Ce soir j'ai exécuter la recette originale et je suis sous le choc. La recette est incroyable bonne. C'est un retour à l'enfance mais en vesion amélioré. Merci pour le partage!
this is soothing for absolutely no reason
There is no right or wrong way. Food and cuisine has always evolved and will continue to do so in the future
Definitely going to give this recipe a try!
Thyme and Black Pepper, excellent. Was begging you to add more starch to the emulsifier/cooking water and you did, this is about as close to perfection as we can hope to do!
Don't forget your fork movements must include scraping the bottom of plate to get everything up from bottom! Looks great!
Alex, un plaisir de regarder tes vidéos!
What a beautiful kitchen, wow
Alex, this is wonderful! The care, passion, and attention you put in your dishes is at the very least equal to that you put in the videos you make - which says something. Now, as an Italian, I'd like to add my bit: there is nothing wrong with adding thyme and pepper! They do match the rest of the ingredients quite well, in fact (although I might argue that fresh sage - salvia - would've been even better, but that's not the point). What most Italians tend to complain about (while often being, admittedly, quite caricatural and excessive) is other people completely distorting the nature of dishes, and namely adding (i) far too many ingredients and (ii) things that don't really mix together. Italian cuisine, above all, is about simplicity and balance, which we can afford due to the high quality of the produce. When I open pasta recipes from non-Italians and immediately see seven cloves of garlic and four spices mixed up, I immediately get alarmed. As your personal journey shows, the palate is like a muscle: it can be trained, and educated. So yes, everyone can (and should!) eat whatever they like, but there *are* things that more refined palates will generally dismiss, while appreciating taste that's alien to mouths less used to particular flavor. You wouldn't want eating lessons from someone who's only had junk food (or one type of food) their entire life, right? Here, your execution is borderline perfect, and your personal touch very well spot on and welcome. We love our traditions, sometimes too much, but it's the principles behind it we dearly hold on to. And you did great!
Ça tombe à pic, je voulais faire ça demain 🎉🎉🎉
that kitchen looks awesome
Love this video, I’m going to make this with my daughter! But we will add our own little twist 👌🏻
Thanks for sharing! I will try the half and half semolina and flour!
The moment I finished this video I pulled out a pasta maker that I’ve had for 10 years and never used. Just happened to have half a block of parm that needed to be used. I’m sure I could’ve done better on the fettuccine, but the creaminess is out of this world. Thank you, Alex, for all that you do to inspire schlubs like me to cook things I’d never try otherwise. Still working on that omelet.
Fun to see you dining at Alfredo's -- and recreating the fettuccine. I first had Fettuccine Alfredo at Alfredo's back when I was a teenager -- still prepared all those years ago by Alfredo himself. So a few memories. Not sure, but it looked a bit like you might have gotten the golden fork and spoon when you dined there. But thanks for making the record straight -- no cream.
Pasta al Burro is my favourite weeknight meal. Has four ingredients with easy prep, takes about ten minutes to do (if you buy in the pasta), and is absolutely delicious.
Alex! I said it before and i say it again! You need your own netflix series!❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
A little bit of lemon zest would be a great addition to the original. Your second attempt looked like you got everything except too thick of noodles, but you admitted that already. Very well done. That is a very nice kitchen, especially having a french top stove is a great thing. When I built my kitchen, I made sure to have a french top stove and a proper wok burner. You really should consider having them in your new kitchen as well.