Prison Food Recipe - TAMALE _ You Made What!

**Emmy’s Prison Ramen Recipe: A Unique Twist on a Popular Dish**

Welcome back, my lovelies! It’s Emmy, and today we’re diving into another exciting recipe from the book *Prison Ramen* by Clifton Collins Jr. and Goose Alvarez. If you missed our previous videos featuring recipes from this fascinating cookbook, don’t worry—we’ve got links to those in the description below. One video was about DIY candy, and the other was a delicious ramen recipe. These recipes are truly remarkable because of their resourcefulness, especially since they’re designed for people who might not have access to traditional kitchen tools like mixing bowls.

### Ingredients You’ll Need:

- Ramen noodles (palm one package and slam it onto the floor to open)

- One heating pack (we’re using just one; set the other aside)

- One four-ounce bag of pork skins or ryan’s (make sure they’re nicely crushed)

- Two one-ounce bags of corn chips

- One packet of beef seasoning

- Two packets of ramen

- Half a cup of refried beans

- One and a half cups of boiling water (use carefully to avoid melting the bag)

- Cheese whiz (for adding later)

- Cholula hot sauce (optional, but highly recommended)

### Step-by-Step Preparation:

1. **Open the Ramen Noodles**: Palm one package of ramen and slam it onto the floor to open it. Remove the seasoning packets and set aside one for later use.

2. **Prepare the Pork Skins and Corn Chips**: Ensure your pork skins are crushed and ready. Open the two one-ounce bags of corn chips.

3. **Combine Ingredients in a Plastic Bag**: Dump everything into the plastic bag—this includes the corn chips, beef seasoning packet, and two packets of ramen.

4. **Add Refried Beans and Water**: Be cautious while adding half a cup of refried beans and one and a half cups of boiling water to the bag. Add the water gradually to prevent melting the bag. Wrap the bag in a towel to keep it warm as it cooks.

5. **Let It Sit**: Allow the mixture to sit for about half an hour so the ramen and corn chips can absorb the water properly.

6. **Add Cheese Whiz**: After cooking, add some cheese whiz to the mixture. Take a bite and savor the aroma of pork cracklins—*itadakimasu!* (Japanese phrase meaning "I gratefully receive," often said before eating).

7. **Taste Test**: The ramen has soaked up the water, resulting in a slightly firm texture—not crunchy but still satisfying. The cheese adds richness, and the pork skins bring a meaty, fried flavor to the dish. The corn chips give it a tamales-like quality, making it reminiscent of nachos.

8. **Add Hot Sauce for Extra Flavor**: Don’t forget to drizzle some Cholula hot sauce on top. It adds a nice acidity and heat, complementing the pork rinds perfectly. Plus, with the added refried beans, this dish packs in the protein!

### Final Thoughts:

That’s it, folks! This unique twist on ramen, affectionately called “ramen tamale,” is both hearty and flavorful. Let us know in the comments if you’d like to see more prison recipes. You can also check out our social media for updates and vote for your next favorite recipe.

We hope you enjoyed this video and learned something new about creating meals with limited resources. Don’t forget to follow, like, and subscribe for more exciting content. See you in the next video—tidaloo! Take care, my lovelies!

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This article captures the entirety of Emmy’s video transcription, providing a detailed and engaging guide to making this innovative prison ramen recipe.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: engreetings my lovelies hi it's emmy welcome back to another you made what today i have another prison ramen recipe it comes from this book it's called prison ramen and it's recipes and stories from behind bars by clifton collins jr and goose alvarez i've done two other recipes from this book if you missed those videos i shall put the links down below one was about diy candy and the other one was a ramen recipe what i really appreciate about a lot of these recipes is the resourcefulness involved in making these recipes so for example this recipe you don't use any mixing bowls because you don't have them in jail and in fact you cook the tamale in a plastic bag and if you like these kinds of videos don't forget to subscribe for more eating all right let's get started you palm the ramen and you're supposed to slam it onto the floor and open these up and take the seasoning packets out we're just going to use one of these heating packs so we can set the other one aside one four ounce bag of pork skins or ryan's so our pork skins are nicely crushed and it says to use two one ounce bags of corn chips so at this point it's super easy you just dump everything into the bag dump in my two bags of corn chips one packet of beef seasoning now i'm gonna add two packs of ramen now we're going to add a half a cup of refried beans a cup and a half of boiling water so we have to be careful here because we don't want to melt our bag add a little at a time and wrap it in the towel to keep it warm while it cooks wow that's big all right so now we're supposed to just let this sit for about a half an hour so all of the ramen and the chips can absorb the water all right be back in half an hour okay and there she is she's pretty substantial and pretty amazing look at that so next we're supposed to add some squeezable cheese i'm just gonna add some cheese whiz i'm gonna get a little bite with cheese on it and it smells like pork cracklins itadakimasu and it's not bad it has a very interesting texture the ramen has soaked up the water but has the slightest little bite to it it's not crunchy but it's a little bit firm and the cheese is nice it adds a little bit of richness to it but the pore skins are really nice it makes it taste meaty and of course fried and the cheese kind of holds it all together it makes it taste like nachos and then you got a little bit of the fritos in there too which makes it taste corny which is reminiscent of tamales i'm gonna have a little bit of cholula on it because hot sauce always makes everything better now let's give that a taste a million times better with a hot sauce it gives a little bit of acidity and of course some heat and i think goes really well with the pork rinds i forgot that i actually added some refried beans in there so along with the pork rinds and the refried beans you're actually getting some protein which is great all right so that was ramen tamale let me know in the comments below if you want to see more of these kinds of recipes you can check out my social media and vote for the next prison recipe if you want to see more i hope you guys enjoy that i hope you guys learned something don't forget to follow like and subscribe and i shall see you in my next video toodaloo take care bye no no no no no nogreetings my lovelies hi it's emmy welcome back to another you made what today i have another prison ramen recipe it comes from this book it's called prison ramen and it's recipes and stories from behind bars by clifton collins jr and goose alvarez i've done two other recipes from this book if you missed those videos i shall put the links down below one was about diy candy and the other one was a ramen recipe what i really appreciate about a lot of these recipes is the resourcefulness involved in making these recipes so for example this recipe you don't use any mixing bowls because you don't have them in jail and in fact you cook the tamale in a plastic bag and if you like these kinds of videos don't forget to subscribe for more eating all right let's get started you palm the ramen and you're supposed to slam it onto the floor and open these up and take the seasoning packets out we're just going to use one of these heating packs so we can set the other one aside one four ounce bag of pork skins or ryan's so our pork skins are nicely crushed and it says to use two one ounce bags of corn chips so at this point it's super easy you just dump everything into the bag dump in my two bags of corn chips one packet of beef seasoning now i'm gonna add two packs of ramen now we're going to add a half a cup of refried beans a cup and a half of boiling water so we have to be careful here because we don't want to melt our bag add a little at a time and wrap it in the towel to keep it warm while it cooks wow that's big all right so now we're supposed to just let this sit for about a half an hour so all of the ramen and the chips can absorb the water all right be back in half an hour okay and there she is she's pretty substantial and pretty amazing look at that so next we're supposed to add some squeezable cheese i'm just gonna add some cheese whiz i'm gonna get a little bite with cheese on it and it smells like pork cracklins itadakimasu and it's not bad it has a very interesting texture the ramen has soaked up the water but has the slightest little bite to it it's not crunchy but it's a little bit firm and the cheese is nice it adds a little bit of richness to it but the pore skins are really nice it makes it taste meaty and of course fried and the cheese kind of holds it all together it makes it taste like nachos and then you got a little bit of the fritos in there too which makes it taste corny which is reminiscent of tamales i'm gonna have a little bit of cholula on it because hot sauce always makes everything better now let's give that a taste a million times better with a hot sauce it gives a little bit of acidity and of course some heat and i think goes really well with the pork rinds i forgot that i actually added some refried beans in there so along with the pork rinds and the refried beans you're actually getting some protein which is great all right so that was ramen tamale let me know in the comments below if you want to see more of these kinds of recipes you can check out my social media and vote for the next prison recipe if you want to see more i hope you guys enjoy that i hope you guys learned something don't forget to follow like and subscribe and i shall see you in my next video toodaloo take care bye no no no no no no\n"