Spicy Miso Carbonara
Updated Nov 24, 2025, Published on Nov 22, 2022
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This pasta dish is a fusion of Japanese and Italian flavors. It’s unique, full of umami, and so satisfying. It’s hard to believe that such complex flavors can come from a recipe with less than 10 ingredients.
I used this fun pasta shape, Mafaldine for this Spicy Miso Carbonara recipe, but any long pasta shape such as spaghetti, linguine, or bucatini would work great.
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Spicy Miso Carbonara
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 oz Bacon
- 1/4 cup White Miso
- 2 tablespoon Sambal Oelek, or other chili garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes, optional; more or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper, freshly ground; more to serve
- 4 Eggs
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, freshly grated; more to serve
- 1 lb Pasta, a long shape like spaghetti or linguine works well; reserve 1 cup of pasta water
- Sliced Green Onion and Furikake , to serve
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a pan over medium heat on both sides until cripsy. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Cut into small pieces once cool.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the miso paste, sambal oelek, red pepper flakes, and black pepper. Add the eggs and whisk again. Finally add the parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of hot pasta water. Whisk until well combined.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
- Add the chopped bacon to a large bowl. Immediatly add the cooked pasta and egg mixture to the same bowl. Quickly toss everything together so the eggs don't scramble. Add hot pasta water as needed. The heat of the pasta and pasta water will cook the eggs.
- Serve right away with extra parmesan cheese, black pepper, sliced green onion, and furikake seasoning.
Video
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♬ original sound – Carolyn | Easy Recipes
Nutrition
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