A simple first course with few ingredients, but tasty and refined… Today spaghetti with sea urchin pulp!!! Given the high cost of the main ingredient, this recipe is a “treat” to indulge in every now and then within the four walls of your home as in a restaurant. A light and simple sauté of extra virgin olive oil and garlic, to which I then added fresh parsley and a citrus note from the lemon zest that accompany the flavorful and delicate sea urchin pulp. As for the pasta, I recommend classic spaghetti, guitar-style, or square, but you can replace it with any other shape you like.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 1 Person
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 2.8 oz square spaghetti
- 2 oz sea urchin (canned pulp, net weight)
- 1 clove garlic
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste chopped parsley
- to taste lemon zest (grated)
- to taste fine salt
- to taste black pepper
Tools
- Kitchen Scale
- Pot
- Colander
- Wooden Spoon
- Pan
- Knife
- Grater
Preparation
To prepare the spaghetti with sea urchin pulp…
First, in a pot, heat the water to cook the pasta, in this case, the square spaghetti. When it starts to boil, add the spaghetti and cook for the minutes indicated on the package.
Meanwhile, as the spaghetti cooks, peel the garlic and sauté it in a pan with the extra virgin olive oil over medium heat.
When it turns golden, remove it and add the sea urchin pulp, cook for 1 or 2 minutes over very low heat, extending it with the pasta cooking water. Turn it off until the spaghetti is fully cooked.
Once the spaghetti is cooked, drain it, keeping a little pasta cooking water aside, add it to the pan with the sea urchin pulp and toss it in the sauce for a few minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. If necessary, add a little cooking water.
Finally, with the flame off, add the chopped parsley and the grated lemon zest, previously washed.
Serve the spaghetti with sea urchin pulp hot, adding a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil if desired.
