It’s time for another post chosen by the short stack, and as a nod at Halloween, they picked a stew, but ramen-ized, from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Snake and Spider Stew. Ewww. I’m not usually squeamish, and the snakes and spiders don’t bother me, but as you listen to the songs lyrics you realize that there’s a rat. In the pot. Just ewww. Soooo, in self defense, I decided to make this dish out of jello, and candy, and fondant. All things not disgusting. Now, generally, as a mother of four sons, I try not to interfere, and let them be as disgusting as they want to be….but this time?? It’s the rat, people. I just can’t. The closest I could get to it is a filleted Payday bar, which represents a filleted rat. *Gag* Ramen style filleted rat. It almost makes the spiders sound appealing, huh?
Speaking of spiders, making these Milkdud spiders is incredibly straightforward. You’re going to set the Milkduds on parchment, and pipe four legs on each side. It goes a bit easier if you set a cookie sheet in the freezer and put your parchment on that. It hardens faster and of course the cooler and thicker your chocolate the better the legs stay attatched. If you pipe them too thin this could cause you some trouble. If you’re the artistic type, go ahead and add the eyes. I’m not, so I didn’t. Get creative.
Ultimately, this recreation looks and tastes great, but can still make a stomach turn by just the thought. (Not to mention the sugar overload.) Still interested?
Then here’s what you’ll need:
- 1 pack of Green gelatin mix. (We chose ‘Jello’ brand in lime flavoring.)
- An assortment of gummy candies in snake, spider-y and buggy shapes. (For snakes, we chose Haribo’s ‘Twin Snakes’ brand.
- Milk Duds (spiders) + melted chocolate chips to add legs.
- 1 Payday bar; for the above reason already discussed. ( I’d prefer to not have to say the R-word again.)
- 1/2 cup of white fondant, yellow and green food color
- Pocky biscuit sticks for yummy chopsticks.
Boil a cup of water, and pour the gelatin mix into a medium sized bowl, add boiling water to the gelatin, whisk briskly, allowing gelatin to dissolve into the water. Immediately afterward, add a cup of cold water to mix. Let it chill in the fridge or freezer for 2-4 hrs. While waiting, color a yolk sized piece of fondant yellow, wrap in white to form egg. I used the inside of an egg carton to help shape it. Color another small piece of fondant green, and form a couple of leaves to top your “stew” Once jello is completely set, you can stuff a few bugs into the center of jello, just remember to cover the holes with gummy bugs, and chocolate spiders. Add snake “noodles” to side of your bowl and don’t forget to let some “slither” out. Filet your “rat” and arrange it on top of bowl; ramen-style, next to your boiled egg and a few leaves. Style candies in the bowl as you see fit, add your Pocky chopsticks, (snap a great pic) and chow down!
In conclusion, let’s try to forget about the rat. What do you think of this nightmarish concoction? Will you give it a try or does it give you the ‘Oogie-Boogies’? Leave a comment down below or shoot us a picture of it on Insta with #canigetaramen! Thanks for reading!
