BEER

Iron Chef: Beer edition

Chefs Elmer and Aaron went head-to-head in a heady, frothy battle of beer. Check out their dishes below!

Chef Elmer

Course 1

Course 2

Course 3

(prep for Course 3)

Course 4

Chef Aaron

Course 1: Beer Cheese Fondue & Cider Bread

The fondue: Equal parts Gruyere and smoked Gouda, with a smattering of cheddar, in a Natty Boh broth. 

The bread: Honeycrisp hard cider, flour, sugar. That's it!

Also served with roasted brussels sprouts for a change of flavor.

Course 2: Taco with beer three ways

Chicken slow-cooked in pilsner with various other spices to make it tomatoey with a kick. Topped with a cabbage onion slaw with IPA in the dressing. The BBQ sauce on top is a Guiness-sriracha sauce.

Course 3: Beer'd Mussels

Mussels cooked in beer (IPA), butter, and bacon fat with various other yummy things thrown in. On the side; is a daikon-apple slaw with IPA mayo dressing.

Course 4: Beer Mousse

Two types of mousses. On the left, a peach lambic mouse topped with fresh peaches and crystallized ginger. On the right, a mousse made from chocolate ale and molasses, topped with shaved chocolate and lightly toasted coconut.