#26 Beer Battered Ramen

For those of you who have gone out with me to get a beer, you have learned by now that I have transcended the category "beer snob". I believe my unwarranted exclamations and histronic reactions have earned me the title, "beer douchebag". So when I stumble across the inevitable mediocre Saint Arnold in my fridge, my shriveled heart fills with dismay. Well... not anymore. Apparently, there is a use for beers that just do not make the taste bud cut. Pour it in a batter. I scored an excellent beer batter recipe off of allrecipes.com that took no skill and very little time to complete. This recipe called for beer, eggs, and flour. Check and CHECK. I've always been a fan of fish and chips, so I decided to try my luck at battering up some ramen/ Much to my surprise, it did not turn out awful. In fact, it was delicious. I boiled the ramen for about 2 minutes, and packed some into a dense ball with sauteed tuna and onions. The ball was dipped in a batter mixture and place in a saucer with oil. Ta da! Instant fried creation.

#25 Gouda Chili Ramen Bowl

So this ramen bowl is actually an old recipe. "Old" in the sense that I had actually made this a couple weeks back, not "old" in the implication that this dish is a classics dish. More importantly this meal was a collaborative effort. My good friend, Kevin Rivas, decided to cook chili for the house one night. And it was remarkable.

 I'd like to think that he artfully turned a cow's carcass into a delicacy. I can't fully enclose information about how he made his chili but I do know that he added Italian sausage, peppers, and dark chocolate powder. The chocolate really smoothed out the spicy bite of the peppers and resulted in a some heat gradient for the tongue. I, being the sacrilegious person that I am, took his fine chili and smashed it into a bowl of ramen. I added some carrots and corn to enhance the sweetness, and soaked the noodles in a chicken broth. Cheese didn't seem like a terrible idea, so I also melted and stirred in some peppered Gouda.