![]() ![]() Since they’re already cooked, they don’t need long in the boiling water, we’re just heating them through and getting a bit of starch from the noodles into the water to thicken up the sauce. It usually comes in a 5 pack, precooked, imported from Japan.Īll the noodles need is a quick bath in boiling hot water to warm them through. You can easily find sanuki udon in the freezer section of Asian grocery stores. It’s super chewy, thick, and has the best texture. Sanuki udon comes from the Kagawa area of Japan and is square with flat edges. Our favorite kind of udon is sanuki udon. When rendered, guanciale fat is fragrant, sweet, savory, and not too salty. Guanciale, please: There are carbonara recipes out there made with pancetta and we get it – guanciale is not a pick it up at your local corner grocery store kind of ingredient, but it is so worth the special trip.If you can, get the cheese that’s imported from Italy, it’s the real deal. Pecorino Romano, made from sheep’s milk, adds saltiness and depth. Parmigiano-Reggiano, made from cow’s milk, will give your carbonara an intense umami note. Two kinds of cheese: Any Italian will tell you that you need both Parmesan and Pecorino.Aerating the yolks and really whipping air into the along with the cheese allows the sauce the emulsify and disperse evenly around your noodles. Using only yolks gives you so much more control and no scrambled eggs. Egg whites and yolks cook at different temperatures due to the their differing fat content. Yolks only: An all yolk carbonara sauce is key.While recipe testing for our book, we made so many batches of carbonara that we bought eggs by the flats and whole guanciale cheeks. ![]() Dare I say the ultimate?! The glossy golden sauce clings to the extra plump strands of udon. Everything comes together into one perfect flavor-filled rich and peppery note. The nuggets of salty crispy pork accentuate the savory cheesiness of the sauce. The cheesy, creamy, perfectly emulsified sauce is full of flavor. When you have a good carbonara you know it in your bones. The chewy toothsome fill-your-mouth wholesomeness of udon paired with silky smooth cheesy eggy carbonara sauce is the noodle pairing you never knew you were missing. It holds up perfectly in soup, stir fries like a boss, and is amazing in classic Italian pasta dishes. The best thing about udon is that it is a noodle that is well suited to just about anything. If you’re going to live that noodle life, you need to have udon in it. It comes out Apand you can pre-order it today to get a free NOODLES NOODLES NOODLES tote as a bonus! So much so that we wrote a 272 page love letter to noodles in the form of our very first cookbook together, That Noodle Life. I love udon so much that Mike and I took a pilgrimage to the birthplace of sanuki udon in Japan so we could eat ALL the chewy thick noodles. And one of the bestest ways to make udon is this udon carbonara. And the bestest, thickest noodle of them all is udon.
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