15-min. Easy & Simple Udon Carbonara

15-min. Easy & Simple Udon Carbonara

Chewy udon noodles tossed in a delicious creamy sauce with bacon topped with cheese and nori strips. This quick and easy udon carbonara only takes 15 minutes with minimal ingredients! A great main dish or meal for all the noodle-lovers!

5 from 14 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Course Main Course

Cuisine Japanese

Servings

Calories per serving 1792 kcal

Ingredients

2.20 lb frozen udon noodles or fresh udon but see Notes below
4 large eggs
1.5 cups bacon or guanciale or pancetta, chopped into ½-inch wide pieces
2 garlic cloves minced
½ cup parmigiano reggiano or pecorino romano or grana padano, grated
salt to taste
2 tablespoon nori cut into thin strips, or seaweed flakes/crushed seaweed snack

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, cheese, garlic until combined and set aside.
In a large bowl, soak frozen udon noodles with hot boiling water for 30 seconds or just until loosened. Reserve ¼ cup or 60 ml of the noodle soaking water for later. Strain the udon noodles and set aside.
Heat a large pan on medium heat, fry bacon until crispy and the fat has rendered off. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Remove most of the fat in the pan, reserving 1 teaspoon in the pan.
Into the same pan, toss in udon noodles with ¼ cup reserved noodle water to loosen them. Add the bacon back in. Cook until noodles begin to steam.
Remove the entire pan off the heat. Wait only 60 seconds for the noodles to cool just a bit. Then pour in egg mixture and quickly mix so the eggs don't become scrambled eggs.
Season with salt to taste. Garnish with grated cheese and roasted seaweed strips.

Notes

Using Fresh Udon Instead?

Prepare it to package directions and avoid over cooking it so it remains al dente and don't forget to reserve ¼ cup or 60 ml noodle water for later before straining.

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