Creamy Uni Pasta is a popular pasta dish in Japan that uses fresh uni (sea urchin) and a creamy savory sauce packed with umami. If you are a fan of Japanese flavors and fresh pasta, then this post is for you!
Fresh Pasta at home with Hamilton Beach
Have you made fresh pasta at home before? If you thought making pasta at home is time-consuming and tedious, then this pasta maker is for you! The thought of making fresh pasta was daunting for me until I used the Hamilton Beach Electric Pasta Maker. This pasta maker is so incredibly easy to use, foolproof, and I was able to make pasta at home within minutes!!!
Fresh pasta is far superior to store-bought pasta because you have control of the ingredients, freshness of the ingredients, shape/ thickness of pasta, and not to mention it tastes SO MUCH better. You can experiment with various vegetable juices like carrot, spinach, or beet to give your pasta a burst of color and play around with different spices and flours. The possibilities are endless! I am using the fettuccine pasta shape for this recipe, but this pasta maker comes with 7 different pasta attachments so you can adjust to your liking! You can make pasta ranging from pasta as thin as angel hair to something as thick as fettuccine.
What is Uni?
Uni is a Japanese name for the edible (golden orange colored) parts of the sea urchin. I bought this sea urchin from 2 different Japanese grocery stores. The size, freshness, and quality of the uni depend on where the uni is from as well as the market you go to. You can see there is a clear difference in size and color between the two packs. Both were fresh, however, in terms of the quality, the bigger one was better in my opinion – it was richer, creamier, and overall tasted better.
EQUIPMENT
INGREDIENTS
PASTA INGREDIENTS
- Flour
- Egg
- Water (pasta recipe comes with pasta maker)
CREAMY SAUCE INGREDIENTS
- Butter
- Garlic (Minced)
- Heavy cream
- Soy sauce
- Pack uni
- Salt & pepper To taste
OPTIONAL TOPPING
- Thinly sliced Nori (Dried seaweed)
- Ikura (Salmon roe)
- Chives or green onion
INSTRUCTIONS
- Make fresh pasta according to Hamilton Beach recipe book which comes with pasta maker
- If you are using store bought pasta, cook pasta according to package
- To make the sauce, heat butter in pan
- Add in minced garlic and cook until aroma seeps out into the butter
- Pour in heavy cream, soy sauce, salt, and pepper
- Once the sauce heats up, put in uni (make sure to save a few good pieces to top at the end)
- Quickly toss in cooked pasta until creamy and fully combined (you want to work quickly so you don’t overcook the uni)
- Plate and top with optional ingredients
- Serve and enjoy!
Creamy Uni Pasta
Equipment
- 1 Hamilton Beach Pasta Maker
Ingredients
Pasta ingredients
- 400 g Flour
- 135 ml 1 egg + water pasta recipe comes with pasta maker
Creamy Sauce ingredients
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Garlic Minced
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 pack Pack uni
- Salt & pepper To taste
Optional topping
- Thinly sliced Nori Dried seaweed
- Ikura Salmon roe
- Chives or green onion
Instructions
- Make fresh pasta according to Hamilton Beach recipe book which comes with pasta maker
- If you are using store bought pasta, cook pasta according to package
- To make the sauce, heat butter in pan
- Toss in minced garlic and cook until aroma seeps out into the butter
- Pour in heavy cream, soy sauce, salt, and pepper
- Once the sauce heats up, put in uni (make sure to save a few good pieces to top at the end)
- Quickly toss in cooked pasta until creamy and fully combined (you want to work quickly so you don't overcook the uni)
- Plate and top with optional ingredients
- Serve and enjoy!
