Creamy Kimchi Udon

A super simple dish with an intensely flavourful sauce. Done in just 15 mins. You will not be able to stop devouring this.

Kimchi is just one of those versatile ingredients that can be used in a lot of dishes. Because of it’s intense flavour, it’s always the star of the dish. This dish can be made vegetarian-friendly, as you can omit the bacon. However, I highly recommend topping off this dish with a crispy fried egg. When you mix the yolk with the udon, it just makes it so so good.

I prefer and also highly recommend using frozen udon for this recipe (and also all my other udon recipes). Frozen udon just tastes so much better, and it’s also chewier! It absorbs more of the sauce and it won’t break easily when you stir-fry it. Just simply soak your frozen udon in hot water for 5 minutes, and then loosen the noodles carefully. Rinse under cold water and drain, the udon noodles are ready to be stir-fried!

Ingredients

• 2 servings of udon noodles (preferably frozen)
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 2 shallots (sliced)
• 4 slices of bacon (cut in pieces)
• 3/4 cup kimchi (chopped)
• 1 tbsp gochujang
• 1 tsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp kimchi juice
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 stalk of green onion (chopped), plus more for topping
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 fried egg
• Toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Soak your frozen udon in hot water for 5 minutes. Loosen the noodles carefully. Rinse under cold water and drain. Set aside.
2. In a pan over medium-high heat with heated oil, stir fry the bacon and kimchi with the garlic and shallots. Add in the gochujang, oyster sauce, sugar, kimchi juice, and mix to combine. Pour in the heavy cream and water and bring to a boil. Add in the chopped green onions and udon and give it a good mix.
3. Turn off the heat, and add in the butter and parmesan cheese. Stir to combine everything together. Plate.
4. Top off the udon with the fried egg, toasted sesame seeds, and chopped green onion. Mix with the egg and enjoy!

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