Kimchi Carbonara Recipe (2024)

The borders of the culinary world may be smaller than you think. Some comments complain about the authenticity of this carbonara. Poland would seem farther from Korea than Italy. I have a recipe for Haluski that combines egg noodles with sauerkraut fried in butter. Hmm, sounds a bit familiar. Perhaps we should judge a recipe for its taste, rather than its genealogy.

Made tonight, really good. Pay no attention to the kvetches who say it’s not traditional.

This is great - I didn’t add the spinach on top. Yes, it needs the egg yolks, it’s a take on carbonara. If you don’t like the egg yolks, make another recipe.

I'm Italian and have a great deal of respect for classic Italian cuisine. Carbonara is a life-long favorite of mine. When I read this recipe, I nearly fainted. Fermented Kimchi, egg yolks, ginger and parmesan? Really? I tried it. My suspicions were correct. It's a recipe for those who are in absolute love with Kimchi and relish its pairing with everything and anything under the sun. For those who care more about delicious, time-honored recipes, I recommend that you take a pass on this one.

Delicious.... but I have to admit that I made a couple of changes to render the dish a bit _less_ of a cultural mashup. I used dry sake in place of the dry white wine, and used a finishing drizzle of toasted sesame oil and some coarse sea salt in place of the parmigianno.

I made this recipe entirely plant based and it was so full of delicious flavor. Will definitely make again. To make vegan: swap plant-based butter for dairy butter, swap JustEgg for egg yolks, swap nutritional yeast for the stirred-in parmesan, swap plant-based parmesan for the sprinkle of parmesan on top. SO GOOD.

It really wouldn't be a carbonara without the egg yolks. At that point, it is more a kimchi stir fried noodle with cheese.

Made exactly as written. It's not carbonara, but as a vegetarian I found it to be a lovely, rich, comforting substitute. Not sure I'd have identified the kimchee if I hadn't made it myself. Don't skip the salt addition - I did, and was surprised to find it needed it. And do make sure you save plenty of pasta water, and add a little more than you think you'll need - the pasta slurps up the sauce.

The egg is cooked in the residual heat of the pan and pasta making it perfectly safe to eat.

I've made a version of this with pork belly and udon and I highly recommend

I have not tried this recipe, but I can't wait to try it. I regularly make the original carbonara with creme fraiche or some sour cream instead of egg yolk. If that doesn't float your boat, perhaps search on internet for egg yolk replacement. There are quite a few. Good luck.

Finally made this and followed the recipe closely. As a Korean who grew up in Korea, I love it! I love how the butter, parmesan, and egg yolks mellow out the kimchi flavor. My white midwest-raised hubby liked it less though (still too strong kimchi flavor for him), so I get the divide on this dish in the comments. I used less salt than called for per one of the comments and it was still pretty salty. If you don’t like spicy obviously skip the gochugaru but I liked the fire it gives.

an easy & delicious way to use up the 3 egg whites is to make a triple batch of Melissa Clark's coconut macaroons from her pandemic pantry series:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/dining/coconut-macaroons-coronavirus.html

I thought the kimchi flavor was pretty subtle here - going to double the amount of kimchi next time. Otherwise it was delicious and a quick weeknight meal.

It's really ok if it's not really Carbonara because it was tasty. If it weren't named "carbonara" this one might have been enjoyed by by the Italian American readers as well. It was spicy and fatty and delicious.

You know it’s a hit when your teenager finishes a big bowl and asks hopefully, ‘is there more of this?’. Made as written with fettuccine noodles.

This was delightful. I'll be making it again. We love kimchi at our house and are always looking for new and interesting ways to consume it.

This was simple, quick and really good. I decided to give it a go since I had all the ingredients in my pantry (I use homemade Kimchi only). I didn't weigh anything out, but rather just went for it as I would with a traditional carbonara. Tip: before adding the egg-mixture in the pan, add some of the pasta water, let it simmer down, so it thickens a little. Turn off the heat and incorporate the eggs. Perfect sauce. I will sub in mature cheddar next time - just pairs so well with kimchi.

Had to make a few changes, some due to necessity, some just cause. Used daikon radish kimchee, chopped up fine, and mirin instead of white wine. Didn't have much kimchee juice, so took a bit of red miso paste and mixed enough water to make it saucy. Added a splash of sesame oil, and used two whole eggs instead of just yolks - just didn't want to waste the whites. Sprinkled it with sesame seeds and chopped green onions at the end. Nothing like carbonara, of course, but it was absolutely yummy.

I reheated this with about a tablespoon of miso butter, and that took it from decent to delicious.

I don’t know Melanie Meyer personally, but as a St. Louisan and Korean, I’ve visited her kitchen many times. Her flavors are on point. Traditional with a modern twist. This recipe is no different. Who cares about what it’s called, how it’s prepared, etc. Does it taste fantastic? Absolutely!

Amazing recipe. Incredible! I used 1 cup chopped kimchi, and 2 egg yolks and 1 whole egg. More shallot might be nice too. This is going into the rotation.

This was such a delicious recipe! We ended up adding some cubed bacon before the kimchi to add a little protein and it was divine. Definitely a must if you're a kimchi lover!

This was a straightforward and delicious dish! I think we can dispense with carping about authenticity (I’m not running a restaurant, I just want to eat tasty food). Rather than spinach I blanched some samphire and served it on top, which also worked well.

Delicious! Like Ms. Meyer, my wife is from the Midwest and loves anything with pasta and cheese. Moreover, for years she has been after me to make something with kimchi. Whoa! Winner here! When I make Italian carbonara, I like the eggs runny, just before scrambled, which she does not. So using only the yolks in this hybrid version was a perfect solution. As a substitution, I was out of spinach and used shredded red cabbage as a topping, nice color and crunch.

This is a delicious take on a traditional carbonara. I would highly recommend making this, and if serving to picky children or people with lower spice tolerance, dial down on the kimchi juice and they will love it!Note: Many commenters have been talking about how this is a recipe for people who love Kimchi and those people only. I'm not usually a kimchi fan but found it yum in this recipe, and I think it's great that we have recipes that merge culture together like this.

This was very, very good. I made it with angel hair because I didn't have other pasta. Love the flavor of the kimchi. Next time I'll a bit more.

for all of us vegetarians out there- just make sure your kimchi of choice does not have shrimp or fish sauce in it. Mama- O has a vegan kimchi which is quite good.

I'm going to replace parmesan with gim - Korean dried nori (a seaweed) with terrific flavors.

Was not as impressed by this as I wanted to be; surprisingly low in flavor, though very filling and satisfying. Ended up mixing some gochujang into my bowl and it was much better. Next time will add that in the pan, as well as maybe twice as much kimchi? And sesame oil maybe. It just....needs something.