Jailhouse Dinner Party Hacks - Ramen Casserole and Jail cake
One of the most sought after products in jail is a pack of Green Chili Ramen. They retail for 75 cents at the jail. One of the inmates at my local county jail runs a salon from her bunk. Hair braiding costs 4 packs of Ramen, eye brow threading is two packs
One Day while I was in jail, it was hot dog day and the commissary store had just gotten cheez whiz back in stock. Several of the women saved their hot dog weiners and beans from their lunch trays. They always saved the cookies. Being a newbie, I had no experience with jail cooking. I was incredibly impressed with what the women were able to create using Ramen as a base. This is one of the most popular jailhouse creations in my local area.
Ingredients
1 hot dog weiner
1 cup cooked pinto beans
1 pack Ramen - Chili or Beef flavored noodles work best
2 tbsp cheez whiz
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp mustard
1/2 cup hot water
Chop wiener into bite sized pieces. microwave hot dog bites for 30 seconds or until slightly crispy.
Separate Ramen brick into sheets as shown in the image
(see FullTHymeStudent.com for more great recipes)
Mix mayo and mustard with water and ramen seasoning pack
layer noodle sheets, beans, hot dogs, and cheese in a bowl.
pour mayo mixture over top of stacked noodle creation.
cook in microwave for two minutes, loosely covered
Let sit for two minutes and enjoy
optional: if you have leftover mystery meat or cheese flavored corn chips add those to the top of the casserole and microwave 30 seconds more
Check out a similar recipe from Target (pictured)
If you are not in jail, here is a ghetto gourmet recipe for hot dog ramen that you can make at home without having to thug it up to get put in lock up
It doesnt matter whether you are on the inside or out in the free world, Ramen is a versatile and economical ingredient
For Dessert an inmate needs to save their milk from breakfast and their cookies from several lunches. Our jail serves mostly vanilla sandwich cookies like the ones used in this recipe for kitty litter cake from tablespoon.com
Jailhouse cake
crumble your cookies from lunch into a bowl.
crush as finely as you can
add a spoon full of peanut butter (optional) and enough milk to form a paste
microwave for 30 seconds turn bowl and microwave for thirty more seconds at a time until the cake separates from the side of the bowl and becomes spongy
You don't have to be a hardened criminal to crave this cookie cake .
See more jail cake recipes at Business Journal, like this one featured in the video below
When I got home from jail, I made the cake pictured below from Goop.com as a reward and to celebrate having refrigeration again!
I hope that you never find yourself locked up but, if you do - there can still be cake.
Have you been on the inside? What are your favorite lock up lunches?
