Instant Ramen Carbonara Recipe

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon is lower in fat while ham is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Whisk the egg yolks, pecorino Romano, and black pepper together in a small bowl until paste-like. Set aside.

Boil the ramen noodles until soft, about 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.

While the pasta boils, cook the pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Add the softened noodles, taking them out of the boiling water and into the skillet. Toss with the pancetta until a thin sauce forms from the water and fat. Turn off the heat.

Pour ½ cup of hot pasta water into the egg yolk paste, whisking constantly. Sprinkle ½ of the ramen noodle seasoning packet into the thinned egg mixture. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet with the noodles, tossing to coat. To thin the sauce further, toss with remaining pasta water.

To serve, top with a sprinkling of sesame seeds, egg yolk, and freshly grated pecorino.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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