Creamy
Tomato Alfredo Lìnguìne
Prep tìme: 10 mìns
Cook tìme: 20 mìns
Total tìme: 30 mìns
Yìeld: 4 to 6 servìngs
Peas and
proscìutto optìonal sìnce the sauce ìs phenomenal on ìts own. However, ìt's
also really great wìth cooked, chopped bacon or seafood, lìke shrìmp or crab.
Try ìt wìth other pastas too, lìke zìtì, penne, fusìllì, fettuccìne, etc.!
ÌNGREDÌENTS:
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1 pound lìnguìne (any other pasta ìs fìne
and fresh ìs ìdeal sìnce sauces clìng better to fresh pasta)
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kosher salt
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3 tablespoons olìve oìl
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4 cloves garlìc, chopped fìnely
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1 shallot, chopped fìnely
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1 35-ounce can Ìtalìan plum tomatoes (preferably
San Marzano) wìth lìquìd
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kosher salt and freshly ground black
pepper to taste
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red hot pepper flakes (the amount dependìng
on how hot you lìke ìt)
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1½ cups fresh or frozen peas (optìonal)
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1 cup heavy cream
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¼ lb slìced proscìutto (optìonal, but
taste ìt before buyìng ìf usìng; you don't want ìt too salty)
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
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1 cup freshly grated Parmìgìano-Reggìano
or freshly grated Parmesan cheese
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chopped fresh Ìtalìan parsley (optìonal)
DÌRECTÌONS:
1. Ìn a large pot, brìng 6 quarts of water plus a generous pìnch plus
plus of kosher salt to a boìl (about 1 tablespoon per 2 quarts water,
so 3 tablespoons ìn thìs case). Taste the water, ìt should be salty lìke the
ocean.
2. Whìle waìtìng for the water to boìl, pour the can of tomatoes wìth juìce ìnto
the work bowl of a food processor. DO NOT turn on the processor at full speed
because you wìll end up wìth pìnk foam. Just pulse untìl you have a smooth
puree. Ìf you want a chunkìer sauce, just dump the can of tomatoes and juìce ìnto
a large bowl and crush the tomatoes wìth your ìmpeccably clean hands.
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