Because prison food is notorious for being hardly edible (with an average budget of $2 per prisoner), prisoners rely on the commissary kitchen within the prison for their meals. A commissary kitchen is essentially an upgraded version of a convenience store like 7-11 where inmates can buy snacks to supplement their meager and bland prison diet.
A commissary kitchen menu from the Indiana Marshall County Jail serves as a good illustration of the variety of items available to those who are imprisoned. Prisoners must use their imaginations because the available items are extremely limited (like the Orange is the New Black cheesecake). ).
P’s Don’t Try This At Home Prison Surprise
This recipe was made by Chef Boyar-P. He came up with it because he doesn’t want to use the seasoning for ramen noodles. Instead, he chose to develop a dish that incorporates some of the most popular commissary ingredients, including Doritos, Jack Mack, and hot sauce.
Ingredients: Jack Mack or canned tuna, Doritos (or Cheez-Its), and Ramen noodles.
Instruction: 1. Cook the ramen noodles per instruction. 2. Crush the Doritos or Cheez-Its (or both). 3. Mix the crushed cheese snacks with the cooked ramen noodles. It should make a sort of an improvised cheese sauce. 4. Serve with additional hot sauce and Jack Mack or tuna toppings.
Avary’s Jailhouse Hole Burrito
This recipe for burritos uses flavorful ingredients from the commissary menu. It is delectable, simple to prepare, and makes enough for two people. Due to a lack of utensils inside the prison, the ingredients in this recipe are cooked in plastic bags. In the absence of tools or utensils, recycled chip bags are used for mixing and cooking.
Ingredients: 1 package of spicy ramen noodles, 3/4 cup of spicy popcorn with jalapeno ranch flavor (8 oz bag), 1/4 cup of squeezable cheese, and your choice of hot sauce (sriracha or tabasco, depending on your preference).
Instruction: 1. Crush the ramen noodles in the pack before opening. 2. “Cook” the ramen noodles with hot water inside the bag. Seal it tightly. 3. Make the burrito stuffing while you wait for the ramen to finish cooking. Add the ramen seasoning to the Jalapeno popcorn. 4. Crushed Takis, squeezable cheese, hot sauce, and crushed cheese crackers should then be added. 5. In the popcorn plastic bag, combine all the ingredients and then add the cooked ramen noodles. 6. Get the tortilla and spread the remaining cheese on it. 7. Put your stuffing and wrap it up. Slice the burrito for sharing.
H.N.I. Chi-Chi
Chi-Chi is the name widely used for the comfort food that a lot of inmates make with the available commissary items. The cook can add anything that he or she wants in the mix, that’s why there’s a lot of prison recipes variety for this dish. The common materials used are ramen noodles, cheese, meat snacks. chips, and sugar.
Ingredients: Ramen noodles, butter hot sauce, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, canned sausages, and precooked chili.
Instruction: 1. Boil water in a bowl. Cook the ramen noodles using the hot water. 2. Melt some butter. 3. Melted butter should be mixed with hot sauce, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Mix it well. 4. Mix the precooked chili with the sliced canned sausages. 5. To heat up the entire mixture, add the butter mixture that was previously made with the chili and sausage mixture. 6. Mix the ramen noodles to the sauce.
FAQ
What do you put in a ramen break?
- I usually add a layer of crushed chips. …
- Eat a delicious high-calorie meal before bed for the best results.
- Add a layer of mayo. …
- Repeat layers as necessary; I typically use two in my bowl.
- Layer your mac and cheese and noodle mixture on top.
What do prisoners do with ramen?
Gibson-Light noticed that prisoners frequently bartered instant ramen packs for other food items, clothing, toiletries, and even services.
How do they make noodles in jail?
However, since prison cells aren’t exactly equipped with stoves, inmates rely on a little trick known as “the stinger” to prepare the ramen. A power outlet, nail clippers, a power cord, and “the courage to drop a live wire into a cup of water” are all you need to make one. “.
How do you make ramen noodles Slam?
- Ramen noodles should be broken up and boiled until done without the seasoning packet.
- Heat up cheese slightly in microwave. Be very careful jar will be hot.
- Crunch up doritos set aside.
- When the noodles are done, drain the water and place them in a bowl. Add cheese, seasoning packets from ramen, and doritos. Mix and enjoy.
