Creamy Salted Egg Pasta
This Salted Egg Pasta tastes like the love child of carbonara and salted egg yolks. It is creamy, delicious, and you can make it very quickly. The longest part is steaming the egg yolks but you can boil the pasta at the same time and the whole dish will be ready in under 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 5 salted egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
- 225 g (8 oz) spaghetti
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- ⅔ cup evaporated milk
- ½ teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Place the salted egg yolks in a steaming dish and steam for 15 minutes or microwave for 2 minutes. In the meantime, you can follow STEP 2 for boiling the pasta. Once the egg yolks are cooked, mash them with a fork and set them aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Dissolve the salt and then add the pasta. Cook for 2-3 minutes less than the package instructions so that the pasta is about 80% cooked. Remove from the water, and reserve ½ cup of the pasta water.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Cook the garlic for 15 seconds, then add the shrimp and stir-fry until they just start to change color.
- Add the salted egg and stir briefly to mix it into the sauce. Add the evaporated milk and sugar, and bring to a simmer.
- Finally, add the cooked pasta and reserved pasta water. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is creamy and coats the spaghetti well. If the sauce is too thick, add extra evaporated milk (or water) as needed. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 937kcalCarbohydrates: 97gProtein: 52gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 746mgSodium: 1557mgPotassium: 890mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 1375IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 391mgIron: 4mg
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
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