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Japanese uni cream pasta served on a white plate and topped with black pepper and parsley

Uni Cream Pasta (Creamy Sea Urchin Pasta)

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By Yuto Omura
https://sudachirecipes.com
This luxurious Japanese uni cream pasta is made by coating al dente spaghetti with a creamy sauce flavoured with sea urchins and a hint of tomato and garlic. If you love creamy seafood pasta dishes, you've gotta try this!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 2 portions
Calories 856
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 2 portions
Calories: 856

Ingredients 
 

  • 200 g dry pasta
  • 2000 ml water
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic sliced
  • 50 g red onion sliced
  • 1 anchovy fillet jarred anchovy in oil
  • 3 tbsp canned tomato crushed or diced
  • 3 tbsp white wine
  • 150 ml heavy cream 36% milk fat
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 50-100 g sea urchins "uni" uni
  • 1 tsp unsalted butter
  • 2 pinches ground black pepper
  • parsley to garnish

Instructions 

  • Bring a 2000 ml water to a boil and add 2 tsp salt. 
  • Add 2 tbsp olive oil and 2 cloves garlic to a cold frying pan. Heat on low and fry until the garlic is lightly golden and fragrant. Remove the garlic pieces and eat them on their own or save them for another dish (great with salads etc!)
    Garlic slices frying in olive oil
  • Add the 50 g red onion and 1 anchovy fillet. Fry until the onion is slightly softened. 
    Frying red onion and anchovy in garlic-infused oil
  • Once the onion is softened, add 200 g dry pasta to the boiling pot of water and cook until al dente (generally 1-2 minutes less than the packaging states). 
    Dry spaghetti cooking in a pot
  • Add 3 tbsp canned tomato and 3 tbsp white wine to the frying pan. 
    adding canned crushed tomatoes and white wine to the pan
  • Mix well and then add 150 ml heavy cream.
    adding cream to the pan
  • Once the cream is heated through and almost bubbling, add ¼ tsp salt and 50-100 g sea urchins "uni". Break up the uni and mix it into the sauce.
  • Allow the sauce to continue simmering while you wait for the pasta to finish cooking. If the sauce becomes too thick, add a small amount of pasta water to loosen it up and make it glossy.
  • Once the pasta is cooked, transfer it to the pan with the sauce and turn off the heat. Add 1 tsp unsalted butter.
    adding pasta and butter to uni cream sauce
  • Mix until the pasta is fully coated and the butter has melted into the sauce.
    uni cream pasta in a pan
  • Transfer to serving plates and top with 2 pinches ground black pepper and parsley .
    Uni cream pasta on a white plate topped with black pepper and parsley
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 304.4g | Calories: 856kcal | Carbohydrates: 87.4g | Protein: 19.9g | Fat: 49.4g | Saturated Fat: 23.13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.09g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 3591mg | Fiber: 6.6g