Uni Pasta

Indulge in rich, creamy, and deeply umami uni pasta in just 15 minutes! This easy and delicious Japanese fusion pasta recipe will elevate your next dinner at home.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Asian Fusion, Japanese

Keyword sea urchin pasta, uni pasta recipe, uni recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 545kcal

Author Megan

Equipment

Ingredients

8 oz thin spaghetti dried
4 oz uni sea urchin plus more for garnish
½ cup heavy cream
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoon garlic about 8 cloves garlic finely minced
2 tablespoon shallot finely minced
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ cup sake or white wine
¼ cup pasta water 1 tablespoon at a time as needed

Garnish

Lemon wedge
Uni
Tobiko Roe
Nori strips
Chives finely diced

Instructions

Cook the pasta. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta until it is al dente, or according to the package instructions. Save 1/4 cup of pasta water.
Blend the uni and heavy cream. Using a blender or food processor, combine the uni and heavy cream until smooth.
Cook the aromatics. Heat the butter in a large pan over medium heat until melted. Then add the garlic and shallots and cook until fragrant, stirring frequently, about 1 minute.
Add salt, pepper, and sake. Next, add salt, pepper, and sake, and mix until combined. Cook until the sake has reduced by half while stirring frequently, about 2 minutes.
Add the uni mixture and pasta. Turn off the heat and add the uni cream mixture and mix to combine. Then add the pasta and toss until combined. Add 2-4 tablespoons of pasta water until you reach your desired consistency.
Serve. Serve the uni pasta, squeeze a wedge of lemon juice, and garnish with fresh uni, roe, nori, and chives. Enjoy!

Notes

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