Truffle Cream Pasta

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Total time: 25 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients: 8

About this dish

Truffle cream pasta cooks fettuccine al dente, reserves pasta water, then tosses the noodles in a sauce built by sweating garlic in butter, simmering heavy cream, and melting in Parmesan cheese before finishing with truffle oil off the heat.

Adding truffle oil only after the burner is off preserves its volatile earthy and mushroom-like aroma - even brief exposure to direct heat dulls the fragrance significantly. The cream needs just two minutes of simmering to thicken to the right consistency; reducing it further makes the sauce too heavy to coat the pasta evenly. Stirring in Parmesan creates body, and splashes of starchy pasta water emulsify the fat and cheese into a smooth, clinging sauce. The dish should be plated and eaten immediately - truffle aroma fades quickly once it leaves the pan, and the sauce continues to tighten as it cools.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmountUnit

fettuccine180 gg

heavy cream180 mlml

parmesan cheese40 gg

butter20 gg

minced garlic1 tsptsp

truffle oil2 tsptsp

salt1 tsptsp

black pepper½ tsptsp

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Instructions

Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.

6 steps

1

Finish

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook 180 g fettuccine until al dente.

Before draining, reserve 1 cup of the starchy pasta water for loosening the sauce later.
2

Control

Set a pan over low heat, melt 20 g butter, and stir in 1 teaspoon minced garlic for about 30 seconds.

Stop before the garlic browns, because browned garlic can make the cream sauce taste harsh.
3

Control

Pour in 180 ml heavy cream and simmer over medium-low heat for about 2 minutes.

Let it bubble gently only until a spatula briefly leaves a trail, then avoid reducing it further.
4

Step

Lower the heat and stir in 40 g Parmesan cheese until it melts into the cream.

Keep stirring so the cheese disperses smoothly instead of clumping or sticking to the bottom of the pan.
5

Finish

Add the drained pasta to the sauce and toss quickly, adding reserved pasta water 1 tablespoon at a time as needed.

Stop when the sauce coats the noodles in a thin, glossy layer.
6

Finish

Season with salt and black pepper, then turn off the heat and mix in the truffle oil.

Plate and serve immediately while the aroma is present.

Practical Cooking Checks

The cues that matter most while cooking.

Key technique: Truffle oil added off-heat to fettuccine preserves the earthy aroma, bound in cream with pasta water starch.
Finish cue: Stop when the sauce coats the noodles in a thin, glossy layer.
Avoid this: Let it bubble gently only until a spatula briefly leaves a trail, then avoid reducing it further.