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Creamy Uni Pasta

Creamy Uni Pasta is a popular pasta dish in Japan that uses fresh uni (sea urchin) and a creamy savory sauce packed with umami.
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Cook Time:10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian, Japanese
Keyword: easy dinner recipes, easy lunch ideas, easy recipes, fusion food, homemade food, homemade pasta, japanese food, japanese recipes, pasta recipe, sea urchin recipe, uni pasta
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb Dry spaghetti 8oz

Creamy Sauce ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp Garlic about 4 cloves grated
  • 1/2 tbsp Miso paste
  • 1.5 cups Heavy cream
  • 1 pack Pack uni about 100g or 3.5oz
  • 4 tbsp Reserved pasta water
  • Salt & pepper To taste

Optional topping

  • Thinly sliced Nori Dried seaweed
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Chives or green onion
  • Oba or perilla leaves

Instructions

  • Cook pasta according to package
    Cook pasta
  • While pasta is cooking, make the sauce
  • To make the sauce, on low heat, melt butter in pan
    add butter to pan
  • Toss in grated garlic and cook until aroma seeps out into the butter
    add grated garlic
  • Pour in heavy cream, miso paste, salt and pepper
    Add sauce ingredients
  • Once the sauce heats up, add in uni (make sure to save a few good pieces to top at the end)
    add uni to sauce
  • Lightly mash the uni and cream it in the sauce. I like having bits of uni in the sauce so I don't mash it in too much
    lightly mash uni
  • Once the pasta is done, reserve about 4 tbsp of pasta water and drain the rest
  • Quickly toss in cooked pasta and the reserved pasta water and mix until sauce is creamy and fully combined (you want to work quickly so you don't overcook the uni)
    mix pasta
  • Plate and top with optional ingredients. I love using chopped green onion, perilla leaves, and parmesan cheese
    top pasta
  • Add reserved uni on top. Serve and enjoy!
    serve and enjoy