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Mushroom Alfredo Fettuccine
Shadush Sachiska

Mushroom Alfredo Fettuccine

Silky, garlicky mushroom Alfredo with three kinds of cheese, white wine, and golden fettuccine – the creamiest pasta of your dreams.
Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 39 minutes
Course: Uncategorized
Cuisine: Italian-American
Calories: 664

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g bronze-die fettuccine
  • 500 g mixed wild mushrooms sliced or torn
  • 100 g 7 tbsp European-style salted butter, divided
  • 5 large garlic cloves sliced paper-thin
  • ¾ cup 180 ml dry white wine
  • cups 360 ml heavy cream (38% fat)
  • 100 g 1 cup freshly microplaned Parmigiano Reggiano
  • 50 g ½ cup freshly microplaned aged Pecorino Romano
  • teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • Sea salt & lots of freshly cracked black pepper
  • ¼ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • Optional: crispy mushroom chips see previous recipes or truffle oil

Method
 

  1. Bring 6 quarts water to a rolling boil. Salt aggressively (sea-salty).
  2. Heat your widest sauté pan (14-inch) over high for 2 minutes. Add 4 tbsp butter. When foaming subsides, add ALL mushrooms in one layer. Do NOT stir for 4 full minutes — let them sear golden.
  3. Toss mushrooms, cook another 3–4 minutes until deeply browned and liquid evaporates. Season with ½ tsp salt. Push to the edges.
  4. Drop fettuccine into the boiling water now. Set timer for exactly 8 minutes (it will finish in sauce).
  5. Add remaining 3 tbsp butter + paper-thin garlic to the center. Cook 45–60 seconds until garlic is pale golden. Pour in white wine — sizzle! Scrape up every brown bit and reduce by two-thirds (2 minutes).
  6. Remove pan from heat completely. Pour in cold heavy cream and stir — this tempers it. Return to medium-low and simmer gently 2 minutes.
  7. Reserve 2 full cups pasta water. Using tongs, transfer pasta directly into the sauce (some water clinging is perfect).
  8. Add ¾ cup pasta water, all the Parmigiano, and Pecorino in 3 batches while tossing vigorously with tongs for 2 full minutes over medium heat. The sauce will transform from watery to glossy and thick. Add more pasta water ¼ cup at a time until it perfectly coats each strand.
  9. Remove from heat. Add nutmeg, a final 1 tsp raw butter, half the parsley, and tons of cracked pepper. Toss once more. Let rest in warm pan 5 minutes — sauce will settle into pure velvet.
  10. Twirl into warmed bowls, shower with extra cheese, remaining parsley, more pepper, and optional crispy mushroom chips or a drop of truffle oil. Serve immediately with chilled Pinot Grigio and zero conversation for the first three bites.

Notes

  • The mushroom fond is non-negotiable — never wipe the pan.
  • Use the very best cheese and butter you can afford — this dish has nowhere to hide.
  • Naturally vegetarian and easily made gluten-free.