Marion's Kitchen Spicy Carbonara Ramen

Ingredients

• 100g (3.5 oz) bacon

• sliced into 1 cm batons

• 1 small onion, finely diced

• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 25g (about 1 oz) butter

• 3 tbsp gochujang

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• ⅛ tsp ground black pepper

• 2 packets Buldak Carbonara instant noodles

• 600ml (20 fl. oz) unsweetened soy milk

• 1 cup frozen corn kernels

• 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

• 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley

• ¼ cup finely sliced spring onion (scallions)

• ½ tsp black sesame seeds

• 1 fresh red chilli, finely chopped (optional)

Method

1. Start by turning on the rice cooker and selecting the ‘STEAM’ mode to preheat the pot for 1 minute. Once the pot is warm, add the bacon, onion, garlic and butter. Close the lid and reselect the ‘STEAM’ function for 5 minutes, allowing the bacon to render its fat and the onions to soften.

2. In the meantime, in a small bowl, mix together the gochujang, soy sauce, black pepper, and the seasoning and sauce packets from the instant noodles.

3. Open the rice cooker lid and stir through the unsweetened soy milk and the gochujang mixture.

4. Next, add the instant noodles, corn, mozzarella cheese and chopped parsley to the rice-cooker pot. Close the lid and cook for another 5 minutes, or until the noodles are cooked and the cheese has melted into the sauce.

5. Divide among serving plates and sprinkle with spring onion, red chilli and black sesame seeds.