4.5 from 12 votes
Uni Pasta
Uni pasta is a creamy Japanese pasta dish that melds the sweet, briny flavor of sea urchin roe with rich cream to make for a luxurious restaurant-style dish that's easy enough to do at home.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
17 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 769 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese-Western Fusion
Ingredients
- 150 grams uni (set ¼ aside for garnish)
- ⅓ cup light cream (12-24% fat)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 7 grams garlic (1 large clove, finely minced)
- 5 grams anchovy filets (2 filets finely minced)
- ¼ cup sake
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 200 grams Spaghetti
- 5 leaves green shiso (thinly sliced for garnish)
Instructions
- Set aside ¼ of the 150 grams uni and then put the rest in a bowl and mash it with a whisk; it doesn't need to be smooth. Then you want to gently whisk in the cream.
- Bring 10 cups of water to a boil and add 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Add the 200 grams spaghetti and boil for 2 minutes less than the time specified on the package instructions. For example, my spaghetti takes 11 minutes to cook, so I'm going to set the timer for 9 minutes.
- About 3 minutes before the spaghetti is done, place a skillet over medium-high heat and add the 2 tablespoons olive oil, 7 grams garlic, and 5 grams anchovy filets. Sauté until the garlic is fragrant but hasn't started to brown yet.
- Turn down the heat and add the 1 teaspoon soy sauce; it will spatter, so be careful. When most of the liquid is gone, add the ¼ cup sake and then turn the heat back up, bringing the mixture to a boil to burn off the alcohol.
- When the timer is up, transfer the cooked pasta directly to the skillet with the garlic, and then add a ladleful of pasta cooking water. Cook the spaghetti like risotto, adding additional pasta water as needed and stirring until it reaches your desired doneness (another 2-3 minutes).
- Stir in the uni and ⅓ cup light cream and toss to coat the cooked spaghetti until it forms a creamy sauce.
- Serve the uni pasta topped with a few pieces of uni and garnish with 5 leaves green shiso cut into a chiffonade (thinly sliced).
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Nutrition Information
Calories
769kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
80g
(27%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
15g
Cholesterol
326mg
(109%)
Sodium
259mg
(11%)
Potassium
465mg
(13%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
629IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 769
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 769kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 80g | 27% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 326mg | 109% |
| Sodium | 259mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 465mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 629IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.