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Uni Pasta Recipe
This sea urchin pasta recipe was adapted from Eat A Duck I Must.
This is a restaurant quality recipe that is 100% homemade and made from scratch, at a fraction of cost compared to restaurants. Another similar dish is Meitako Pasta.
This is a perfect dinner date recipe if you want to impress your guests or your significant other.
The recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes.
What Is Uni Pasta?
The pasta has a rich and creamy taste, with the sauce loaded with the briny flavors of fresh sea urchins.
With this easy recipe, now you can make it at home!
How to Make Uni Pasta?
If I am not mistaken, uni pasta is made famous by celeb chef extraordinaire Eric Ripert.
I remember watching a TV program where Eric made his famous signature dish with the following ingredients:
- Fresh sea urchin or Japanese uni
- Heavy whipping cream
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 460 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
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Uni Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 clove garlic (peeled and smashed)
- 4 oz. fresh uni (sea urchins)
- 4 oz. spaghetti
- 2 egg yolks
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- Shrimp or caviar (for topping)
- Herb (for garnishing)
Instructions
- Warm up the cream and garlic in a sauce pan on low heat. Simmer for 10 mins or until cream has thickened.
- Remove the cream from heat and reserve a little for the egg yolk. Add 3/4 of uni into the sauce. Using an immersion blender, blend till smooth and strain through a sieve; keep warm.
- Start a pot of salted boiling water for the spaghetti and cook until al dente. Strain the pasta and add to a hot pan, then add the uni sauce and cook for a couple more seconds. Beat the egg yolks with the reserved cream. Remove the hot pan from the stove and slowly pour in the egg mixture while stirring. This will prevent it from turning into scrambled eggs.
- Add a handful of the grated parmesan cheese and stir. Season the pasta to taste with salt and pepper. Plate the pasta and garnish with shrimp or caviar. Garnish with herb (chives, parsley, etc.)
Notes
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.