Uni and Loads of Garlic

It was the man's turn in the kitchen, and he cooked a decadent meal!!! I had requested for seafood and vegetables. He had the afternoon off, merrily went to the supermarket and came back with a gorgeous box of uni and giant Hokkaido scallops!

On the menu were a main and two sides- uni pasta with ikura, wok-fried zucchini and chillies, and seared scallops and garlic. Mmmmmm. This was a perfect dinner! It was light, yet super rich. Fried with very little oil, the zucchini and chillies provided the crunch and spice to the meal. I asked for lots and lots of garlic. Hurhurhur.

I didn't quite need the scallops, but I suppose they would fill up the man's bigger stomach. Heh. Rolled my eyes at the scallops when they arrived on the dining table. They were quickly seared and lifted out of the pan. The man put little bacon bits on top. Aiyoh. Fine, the bacon lent good flavors to the seafood, but I wasn't going to eat the it. Hahaha. The garlic was wonderful enough.

He blended up a mix of uni butter miso paste for the pasta. That formed the sauce to toss the spaghetti in. The final result was ridiculously rich and tasty. I do love the man's iteration of uni pasta. It doesn't swim in cream, and the white miso is always a lovely touch because it simply adds much umami to the whole dish. Of course it doesn't win Otto's in that way, but for this home version, it's fabulous. I love pasta, and will always enjoy a good one. But often, the man cooks such a decent version that I'm not very adventurous when I order pasta dishes at restaurants. They'd have to be something that the home kitchen can't replicate. Hahahah.