I got some fire/volcano ramen for TF to try a little while back. She actually really liked it. Even though it did nearly melt her face off. It was quite tasty but they DO NOT mess around with the heat levels!

Then, a few months ago, I ran across an Aaron & Claire video full of fire ramen recipes. The recipes were recommended for people who "want to feel the taste of fire ramen but can't handle the spice". There were six recipes in the video and I'd like to try them all eventually, but this creamy, saucy version looked particularly appealing to me.

We adjusted the recipe a little bit to suit our tastes and what we had on hand. We used ham instead of bacon, added some chicken and some frozen peas, and used two packages of ramen (but the sauce from only one). Overall, I feel like we stayed pretty true to the original recipe though. And boy was it good! Really delicious! I would definitely make this again. TF and I are actually planning on heading back out to the Asian grocery store tomorrow to get a bunch more fire ramen so that we can try all the other recipes from the video.

Creamy Fire Ramen

Slightly adapted from Aaron & Claire

Ingredients

• 1-2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 4-5 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 100g mushrooms, sliced
• 100g ham, chopped
• 100g cooked chicken, chopped
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 1 c. heavy (35%) cream
• 2 packages fire ramen
• 1/2 c. frozen peas
• 1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Heat oil over medium-high heat.
2. Add garlic and cook until oil is nicely infused.
3. Add onion and cook until softened.
4. Add mushrooms, ham, and chicken and cook until mushrooms are done and everything is heated through.
5. Add butter.
6. Once butter has melted, add cream and fire ramen sauce. Use just one packet of the fire sauce for a final dish that's flavourful with a gentle, fairly mellow burn. Use both packets for a more intensely spicy kick.
7. Add the peas and stir in the Parmesan.
8. Cook until heated through.
9. Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles.¹
10. Drain the noodles and stir them into the sauce.
11. Dish up the noodles and garnish with extra Parmesan and the nori-sesame mixture from the ramen packets.

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¹ The package says to cook the noodles for 3 1/2 minutes, but we felt like they'd reached a good level of doneness after ~2 1/2. Follow your own judgement on this. ^Back