"jmcquown" > said:
> aem wrote:
> > Curt Nelson wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>> What cut of meat should I use?
> >>
> >> It isn't often when I have something useful to say on this group,
> >> but I do think you'll like my thoughts on Stroganoff. I actually
> >> think of myself as somewhat of a somewhat sucessful Stroganoff dude.
> >> [snip]
> >
> > This sounds quite good. Now you need to come up with a name as
> > ingenious as this dish is, because <smile> of course it's not
> > Stroganoff. -aem
>
> Maybe it's Alfredo?!
This is the only true recipe for Alfredo sauce:
* Exported from MasterCook *
Pastorio's Half-Assed ******* Sauce
Recipe By :Bob Pastorio
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : pasta sauces/gravies
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic
more butter -- if desired
2 tablespoons bacon fat -- if desired
1 large egg
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
flat leaf parsley
fresh ground black pepper
Use some milk. Real milk. Or some skim crap (my how often that shows up in
culinary discourse) with butter in it. The start of a cream coating for the
pasta.
For a pound of pasta, let's build a hypothetical dressing. 1/2 cup milk,
three tablespoons butter and a garlic clove (mashed and very finely minced)
heated until the butter melts and it comes to a boil. Stir to distribute
the butter and to poach the garlic. Reduce to about 1/3 cup - the reduction
will thicken a bit and have a richer mouthfeel. More butter wouldn't hurt
it, nor would a couple tablespoons bacon fat.
Meanwhile, break an egg into a large bowl and add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
and some fresh, flat leaf parsley. A good grating of black pepper. When the
pasta is done, drain it. Dump the milk reduction into the bowl with the egg
and whisk furiously to mix it all together. Dump the pasta in and toss
quickly to full coat. Serve immediately. More cheese at table.
Description:
"This is a half-assed approximation of a French Sauce Batard (q.v.)
that itself is enormously flexible."
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NOTES : This is a satisfying, creamy dish that can be extended by dropping
in some cooked, chopped bacon for a fake Carbonara or some veggies for a
fake primavera or some leftover lobster, truffles and caviar if the queen
pops in suddenly unannounced. It's a good base for adding lots of different
things either as extenders or as flavorings. Or both.