• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    That… doesn’t seem bad? No one would mind if he also put some vegetables in there and called it a pasta salad.

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      16 hours ago

      I’d try it. Like Mr cum fart pointed out the real crime is the pasta main with rice side

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      18 hours ago

      Hoenstly just add some green peas, a little black pepper and that would sound pretty good to me!

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      16 hours ago

      Wouldn’t that be added when the pasta is cold? I get the feeling OOP did this with hot pasta, possibly even heating the mayonnaise to make it more “like” Alfredo sauce.

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    15 hours ago

    Mayonnaise is mostly oil and egg, which is kind of more akin to carbonara than Alfredo. That said, it has a sourness that isn’t going to mesh the same way-- basically, vinegar and/or lemon juice, which one generally wouldn’t want much of (if at all) in something meant to be creamy. Main reason I don’t particularly like it as a butter substitute in grilled cheese.

    Knowing what goes into things like mayo, ketchup, Sriracha, etc, can work well when you’re in a pinch, though. It’s just harder to control the ratio of sugars, salts, and sour components so you have to offset that elsewhere.

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    18 hours ago

    Can’t be that bad, can it? I mean, pasta + cheesy cream sauce is a pretty tried and true combo.

    Points for experimenting at least.

    I’d try it.

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      17 hours ago

      Very few cheese sauces incorporate egg for a good reason. That assumes you give the poster the benefit of the doubt that they’re using real ingredients. Based off the pictures it’s more likely bagged pre-shredded cheese and jarred mayo which probably congreals into an emulsified hunk. Plus the amount of oil here will make you shit your pants

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      16 hours ago

      Was seriously thinking the same thing man. I like to cook and have spent a lot of time working LOA jobs far from anywhere you can get good ingredients. Probably gonna try it tomorrow just to see.

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    19 hours ago

    Does no one know how to make a roux? If you already had the cheese, I’m sure you had maybe some butter or oil on hand and some flour.

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    15 hours ago

    I’m a terrible cook personally, but my wife is fantastic at this stuff. Just FYI, you want a delicious cheese sauce, all you need is some milk or half & half, butter, and cheese. If you want it thicker, use less milk, or add a bit of cream cheese. Heat at a simmer and keep warm.

    If you let it cool, it will firm up some and makes for a good cracker dip.