Ramen Carbonara Recipe (2024)

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Kim

Cooked the bacon in the oven on a rack with foil underneath. Put a T bacon grease in the hot pan with 1 T Butter, added broken up Ramen noodles, stir around in hot grease, poured in boiling water and cooked for a couple of minutes. Added ground pepper, stirred in eggs a bit at a time adding cheese in this step. Added back in crumbled bacon and served with bacon and cheese on top. Husband loves me more and is now napping.

Steve

Delicious and satisfying as well as simple. One suggestion: I would wait to add the first batch of cheese until at the time of or after adding the eggs. Adding the cheese to the water resulted in the clumping of the cheese. Also, with the bacon and parmesan, I elected to forego the added salt and thought it was well seasoned.

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This recipe also inspired me to think of other broths I could make to cook ramen noodles in. Ginger, garlic, green curry paste, and coconut milk, with some green onions was delicious! I hope this gives you some inspiration as well!

Sara Bonisteel

This is very tasty, but it is so rich, I would consider serving it between four people. You do not need to add any salt — the bacon and cheese have more than enough for the dish.

Button

This was a delicious dinner! When I added the first half of the Parmesan cheese with the water, it became a solid gloop of cheese, which was less than desirable, but I just pulled the whole thing out, after letting it flavor the broth for a little while, and added the other half of the Parmesan once the noodles were served. Perfect!

pookie

Might a Secular Salt (flaked, granular, or other) work as well as a Religious salt?

Charlie in Maine.

Stopped after step 4. Used chicken broth in place of waterDouble the bacon. Don't skimp on the pepper. You will enjoy this dish.

MBeanland

You can halve the recipe pretty easilyUse pancetta rather than bacon, the flavor is better.Be generous with the cheese, but add it by sprinkling and stirring to prevent clumping.Let the heat reduce a bit before adding the eggs to avoid cooking them too fast.Temper the eggs with a few tablespoons of very warm tap water and then stream them into the dish so that they become part of the sauce and not scrambled eggs

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Except it's not Saimin, it's just using ramen noodles to make a different dish. Also given that Saimin combines several different cultural cuisines into a single dish it's a pretty weird choice to use when arguing some kind of culinary cultural purity.

Deedub

For those who missed a bit of green a handful of spinach melts into the sauce nicely. For vegetarians, using dried mushrooms & the broth from re-hydrating them works OK.

joan

i used chicken broth instead of water, and some breakfast sausage instead of bacon (which would have been better). and i buy packages of rice ramen which have no seasoning packets (too salty-i would never use them), so i just weighed out 6 ounces. this was delicious. i added cilantro and some green curry paste to the broth as well....

Steve

There is a regular carbonara recipe on here which is significantly better and not much more difficult to make. This was only "meh" (and I was even a little drunk!).

Helen

This was FANTASTIC. A perfect Saturday evening treat when we were feeling too lazy to cook something more elaborate. Make as written and you won’t be disappointed. This made three servings for us - so we’ll be fighting over the leftovers come breakfast-time!

Bree

Made as directed except used EVOO instead of butter and added red pepper flakes. Tasted good (hard not to with all that fat and salt) but I prefer pasta al dente, which is not a ramen strong suit. Served with a mound of steamed broc that futilely tried to compensate for the richness. Not something I'll make again but enjoyed the quirky diversion of this recipe during trying times, and yes, I realize criticizing any carbonara dish for being unhealthy is like being upset with water for being wet.

Simon de Swaan

This was delicious. Full stop. I’ll make it again. And again. And again.

Val F

Really quick and really satisfying for a weeknight meal and a couple of hungry teenagers! We will just add this to the rotation. So what if it’s simple.

Deb

Oh jeez, made this recipe with buckwheat ramen, not realizing how much starch would release into the broth. What a gloppy mess! Tasted good, though. I mean, bacon and cheese...

J Mitloff

I use pancetta, add peas somewhere towards the end of noodles boiling and cook the fried eggs in the pancetta fat. Love this easy meal!

mintii

Use a whole pack of bacon in a cold cast iron skillet. Sub spaghetti pasta in place of ramen, cooked it in its own pot and save a cup of pasta water. Thinly slice two bell peppers and add that to the skillet after cooking bacon (drain as directions say). Use a wedge of Parmesan cheese not the grated stuff this helps with better sauce mixing. When bell peppers have softened add butter, cheese, then pasta, then eggs and stir stir stir!!

Laura

I pared this down to a single serving and it did fine. For my taste, I'll use less bacon/pancetta next time.

karen

Yum, Ben and I made 1.5 times the recipe and ate it all up!

Jessica

Very simple. Added green onion but cut recipe in half. Turned out delicious.

Jeff

Why not just use traditional pasta? The cheap, pre-cooked ramen noodles will be a soggy mess.

Jane in CA

"Discard" the seasoning packs--how about, save them for another use?

Ed Fontkeroy

Use the packet or boil noodles in a healthier stock/broth and just before serving drop in some chucks of avocado and cilantro.

Henry

Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but when I follow the recipe I end up with cheesy gloop and curdled eggs. It works better for me when I work the egg and cheese in immediately after taking the noodles off the heat.The broth and fried egg are a nice touch, and you can play with this recipe in a lot of creative ways.

Echo

We did what others recommended and just added butter to the water — and not the cheese just yet. No to Sopping cheese!Cooking the ramen noodles — the timing will depend on the thickness of your noodle and 3 min might have been too long.Also we took the heat completely off before pouring in the beaten eggs. We wanted to be sure that the eggs wouldn’t cook and sure enough they didn’t. We then stirred in the entirety of the Parmesan. The remaining heat was enough to make this amazing!

EmilyC

Thanks for all the notes on adding the cheese last. Definitely helped. I used chicken broth instead of water and needed more broth at the end to losses it up. I added some frozen peas to squeeze a vegetable in there. Easy weeknight meal.

clumsy cook

Good but so. intensely. rich. My fiancé, who usually eats very large portions, after a bowl and a half had to take a nap. I was done after 3/4ths of a bowl. We added the chicken bouillon packets to the boiling water and no extra salt.

Elena

I'm bored being belief with cooking, at this point. This recipe was a perfect solution to my mental doldrums: super easy, quick, and hilariously rich and comforting, plus the weird mashup of Italian and Asian fare was worth a smile ot two. May never make it again, but it was great tonight!

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Ramen Carbonara Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is carbonara ramen made of? ›

Ramen carbonara is a delicious fusion of Italian and Japanese cuisine. This dish features ramen noodles tossed in a creamy egg and cheese sauce, with bacon and black pepper for added flavor.

How spicy is Buldak ramen carbonara? ›

Product description
Buldak Ramen Noodles - CarbonaraBuldak Ramen Noodles - 10 Flavor Bundle
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FlavorCarbonara10 Flavor Variety
Buldak Spice Level3Low to High
Suitable forSeasoned Spice LoversPeople who WANT IT ALL
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What does carbonara ramen taste like? ›

It is creamy. I'm not sure if it's like way creamier than the carbonara one, what I think makes this one really good is the shape of these noodles. They're a little bit more flat and kind of like fettuccine. What I'm mainly tasting in this is onion and garlic.

What Flavour is carbonara ramen? ›

Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen - Carbonara is a delectable fusion of Korean spiciness and Italian creaminess. This 130g pack of instant noodles combines the signature fiery flavour of Buldak with a rich and creamy carbonara sauce.

What should not be added to carbonara? ›

Don't put garlic, cream, milk or butter. It is not needed. It is fine if you want to make a dish with those ingredients, but if you want to learn how to make this dish correctly, use only pecorino, eggs/egg yolks, black pepper, guanciale, and pasta water.

What makes carbonara so good? ›

Guanciale – This is a key ingredient in carbonara, and is a cured fatty pork that is similar to bacon and pancetta. It adds adds flavour into the dish and the fat makes the sauce creamy when mixed with the egg and starchy pasta cooking water.

What can I mix with ramen to make it better? ›

10 Ingredients to Spice Up Your Ramen
  1. Sriracha. For those looking to add a different kind of kick in the form of heat, Sriracha is your option! ...
  2. Peanut Butter. ...
  3. Dried Seaweed. ...
  4. Furikake. ...
  5. Kimchi. ...
  6. Miso Paste. ...
  7. Soy Sauce. ...
  8. Eggs.
May 4, 2022

How to doctor up ramen noodles? ›

Toss in Some Veggies

Chopped cabbage, spinach, bean sprouts, bok choy, or mustard greens are delicious add-ons because you can throw them in right at the end, and they will cook from the steam and residual heat of the noodles and broth. Easy! Another option is to add sautéed shiitake mushrooms.

Should I use milk instead of water for ramen? ›

Dairy milk gives your ramen a milky, creamy character. It takes the heat out of spicy ramen and adds a thick, rich texture.

What is creamy ramen called? ›

Tonkotsu is a viscous, creamy, and complex ramen made from simmered pork bones. The bones break down and release collagen while cooking, meaning that tonkotsu can be so thick that it coats the back of a spoon.

Is the pink carbonara ramen spicy? ›

With its bright pink packaging and spicy contents, these Korean-made instant ramen packs are going viral online and flying off shelves.

How to make buldak carbonara not spicy? ›

  1. Add more water/broth. ( i.e. dilute it)
  2. Add some fat.
  3. Add milk (Be careful; some types of ramen goes with milk e.g. curry ramen. Other's don't) Coconut milk works also.
  4. Add egg (uncooked works better)
  5. Add more noodles.
  6. Add acid (vinegar, lemon juice). Wait for it to work.
  7. Cool it.
  8. Add more toppings (non-spicy)
Nov 3, 2023

Does carbonara ramen have beef? ›

Carbonara (Italian: [karboˈnaːra]) is an Italian pasta dish from Rome made with egg, hard cheese, Italian bacon (Pancetta), and pepper. The recipe is not fixed, with any sort of hard cheese and any kind of pasta being acceptable. Cooks often substitute Guanciale (pork jowl) for the bacon.

What are the ingredients in Buldak carbonara ramen? ›

Powder Packet: Milk, Sugar, Salt, Mozzarella Cheese [Palm Oil, Skim Milk, Milk Cream, Water, Enzymes, Annatto Extract (Color), Oleoresin Paprika (Color)], Butter, Food Starch-Modified, Parsley, Soybean Oil, Garlic, Black Pepper.

What is in carbonara samyang noodles? ›

Powder (9.8%): Whole Milk Powder, Milk Powder, White Sugar, Salt, Mozzarella Cheese Powder, Butter Powder, Modified Potato Starch, Curly Parsley, Pepper Powder, Garlic Powder, Soybean Oil.

Does Samyang carbonara contain meat? ›

No. This product is not vegan as it lists 4 ingredients that derive from animals and 2 ingredients that could derive from animals depending on the source.

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