Gochujang Cream Pasta (Spicy Fermented Chili Cream Sauce)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 30 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Gochujang cream pasta combines Korean fermented chili paste with an Italian-style cream sauce.
Read more
Gochujang adds sweetness and heat, Parmesan contributes salt and aged cheese flavor, and bacon provides a crisp contrast. Onion and minced garlic cook in the fat left by the bacon. In this formula the chili paste is mixed directly with cream, rather than fried alone for a long time. Bacon, gochujang and cheese supply the seasoning, so the pasta water is left unsalted. The reserved water gives control over the sauce thickness; it is a supply for adjustment, not a quantity that must all go into the pan.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Cook 180 g spaghetti in plenty of boiling water for 2 minutes less than the package time.
Leave the water unsalted for this formula, which uses bacon, gochujang and Parmesan for seasoning. Reserve 120 ml cooking water.
- 2
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook 90 g chopped bacon over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
When the edges crisp, remove the bacon and leave the fat in the pan.
- 3
Cook 80 g finely chopped onion and 1 teaspoon minced garlic in the remaining fat over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, until the onion turns translucent. Lower the heat if the garlic starts browning first.
- 4
Add 220ml heavy cream and 1.5 tbsp gochujang.
Stir over low heat until the gochujang fully dissolves into a smooth sauce.
- 5
Add the pasta and toss for 1 to 2 minutes, adding some of the reserved 120 ml water a little at a time.
Stop when the pasta is cooked to the desired bite and lightly coated; not all the water is required.
- 6
Turn off the heat and stir in 25 g finely grated Parmesan.
Return the bacon and serve immediately.
References checked
These references were consulted when this page was prepared or corrected. A source check does not mean the recipe was independently kitchen-tested.
- Creamy Gochujang Pasta
Amy Flanigan / Belly Full · Checked: 2026-09-12
Use-up ingredient planner
Turn these ingredients into two more meals
The overlap excludes basic seasonings. Open the next recipe and your selected dishes will stay with you.
Gochujang Shrimp Cream Pasta
spaghetti, heavy cream
Cream Pasta
heavy cream, bacon
Kkaennip Mushroom Cream Farfalle
heavy cream, onion