Christmas Fettuccine
From girlieerin 17 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 6
There’s a brief scene in the movie The Holiday where Kate Winslet decides to cheer up Jack Black by making him Christmas Fettuccine. So if it’s good enough for Kate Winslet, it’s good enough for me. I attempted searching around a little bit to see if this was a common practice that I’ve been missing out on, but it appears that unless I grew up in an Italian family Fettuccine really isn’t a go-to holiday meal. Read more Although I did find it in a menu for “An Italian Holiday Party” on Cooks Illustrated (you’ll need to have a paid account to view the details though). So break out the green pasta, zest up a lemon or two and enjoy something a little less traditional during your holiday get together. See less
Ingredients
- 18 ounces fresh fettuccine shopping list
- 2 1/2 cups heavy cream shopping list
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter shopping list
- 2 cups grated Parmesan shopping list
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest shopping list
- Pinch freshly grated nutmeg shopping list
- salt and freshly ground white pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Drain.Stir 2 cups of the cream and the lemon juice in a heavy large skillet to blend. Add the butter and cook over medium heat just until the butter melts, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Add the pasta and toss. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of cream, and Parmesan to the cream sauce in the skillet. Add the lemon zest, nutmeg, salt, and white pepper. Toss the pasta mixture over low heat until the sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute.
- Note: Cooks Illustrated suggests heating your individual serving bowls with hot water before plating. This will keep the pasta and sauce creamy longer. No one wants to eat congealed Christmas Fettuccine!
- View step by step images of this recipe at my food blog ErinCooks.com
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