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Udon Carbonara

Udon Carbonara is comfort food. With thick chewy Udon noodles, bacon and mushrooms smothered in a cheesy sauce. Dinner done in 15 minutes!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Japanese, Western
Keyword: carbonara udon, udon carbonara
Servings: 4 See note 1 re adding extra noodles for large portions
Calories: 674kcal
Author: Adrianne

Equipment

  • 1 1 Sauté pan  Fry pan or wok
  • 1 Colander to drain the noodles
  • 1 Large mixing bowl or saucepan, to cook the noodles
  • 1 Heatproof jug to reserve the cooking water (from noodles)
  • 2 Chopsticks to stir and unfold the noodles as they cook

Ingredients

  • 200 grams/8 oz bacon diced
  • 200 grams/8 oz mushrooms (optional) chopped in half
  • 400 grams/14 oz udon noodles Note 1
  • 4 large free range eggs whisked
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese
  • cracked black pepper to serve
  • parsley chopped, to serve
  • 1 cup reserved noodle water Note

Instructions

  • Cook the bacon: add the bacon to the fry pan, turn to medium heat and fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Note 2
  • Add the mushrooms: add the mushrooms to the bacon and fry for 2 - 3 mins. Note 3
  • Cook the noodles: read the instructions on the noodle packet and follow those to cook the noodles. Drain using a colander with a heatproof jug underneath to reserve the cooking water.
  • Combine and make the sauce: turn the heat off and add the cooked noodles to the pan with the bacon and mushrooms. Pour the cheese mixture over the noodles, followed by ½ cup of the reserved noodle water. Stir to combine then add another ½ cup of this noodle water. Stir till carbonara sauce is consistently mixed throughout the dish.
  • Garnish: add some more grated cheese over the top of the noodles. Liberally add some cracked black pepper. Sprinkle the chopped parsley of the top of the dish to finish.
  • Serve and enjoy: portion into bowls and serve with forks or chopsticks.

Notes

  • Note 1 - Udon noodles: you can use either frozen udon noodles or vacuum packed udon noodles. I am using vacuum packed from the Asian foods section. Most stores from Walmart to Tesco, Safeway, Aldi, Woolworths and Coles will sell these without the need to go to a specialty Asian grocer. This is a great ingredient to add bulk to the recipe so you could increase the noodles (add 2 more 200 gram/8 oz packets) without having to alter the rest of the recipe, although you might want to add a splash more of the reserved noodle cooking water for the sauce. 
  • Note 2 - Cooking the bacon: there is no need to add oil, salt and pepper when cooking the bacon. Use a non stick pan. 
  • Note 3 - Cooking the mushrooms: some of the fat from the bacon will be in the pan by this stage, so again no oil, salt or pepper is necessary to cook this. 

Nutrition

Calories: 674kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 228mg | Sodium: 1805mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 386IU | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 1mg