On a tight family budget often it is wishful thinking to want a nice Chinese takeaway on a Sunday night. Just because your family is on a budget doesn't mean you have to rule one out - if you make it yourself! All my ingredients come from my local Tesco supermarket. Use your nearest supermarket or market if you have one.
Ingredients for a Family of 6 (Adjust portion sizes to suit your family)
410 grams Everyday Value Diced Chicken = £2.94
3 garlic cloves = 90p
2 x 65 g grams mixed chillis = 2 for £1.00
2 bunches spring onions @ 49p each = 98p
8 tablespoons of dark or light soy sauce = 1 bottle @ £1.19p
1 kg Everyday Value Rice = 40p
OR 2 x Uncle Bens Egg Fried Rice = £3.00
2 tablespoons oil
Optional
6 Fresh Sliced tomatoes or Pineapple chunks or Mushrooms or Bamboo Shoots
Method
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil ready for adding the rice.
Heat a large wok or frying pan with the oil and then throw in the diced chicken on a medium heat and stir fry until browned. Cut the chillis up, spring onions and chop the garlic cloves into fine pieces then add to the chicken in the wok/frying pan for 3 minutes.
Add the rice to the saucepan and cook for 20-25 minutes until the water is absorbed and the rice is fluffy.
Back to the stir fry and add the soy sauce. Heat through for a further minute. Serve up with the rice for a delicious homemade takeaway!
Tip: Always add things that are family favourites like tomatoes or pineapple chunks or mushrooms if you want. Substitute chicken for beef or pork too. Vary to suit the Chinese meal you fancy!
Monday 7 April 2014
Big Homemade Beef Burgers with Sweetcorn Relish
My large family say there is nothing to beat home made Beef Burgers with a homemade sweetcorn relish. These filling tasty burgers are low in fat and are far superior to shop bought burgers. Serve them up on a Sunday night as a snack in front of the TV or a main meal on a weekday! All my ingredients are sourced from my supermarket Tesco but you use a supermarket near to your home or a market if you have one.
Ingredients for a Family of 6 providing 2 burgers each (Adjust your portion sizes to suit your family)
1 pack 3 onions = £1.00
12 Burger Buns = 2 packs of 6 for £1.00
750gr Value Minced Beef = £2.75
For the relish
2 Corn on the Cob = £1.70
1 lime = 30p
60 gr or 2 Red Chillis = 60p
50 grams from 1 slab of Everyday Value Butter =98p
2 tablespoons Veg/Sunflower Oil
salt and pepper
Optional
1 pack Everyday Value Cheese Slices = 90p
1 family pack golden frozen french fries = £1.30
Mixed Salad
Method
Peel Cut and dice the 3 onions up. Put the oil in a frying pan and throw in the onions for about 5 minutes. Then remove the onions and put in a bowl on one side. Place the beef mince, a touch of salt and pepper into a large bowl and mix together thoroughly. Add the onions.
Now to divide equally into 12 portions. (Adjust portions for family size). Mould into a burger shape with clean hands. When you have finished line up the burgers on a plate to one side for now.
For the relish get a large pan of water and bring to the boil on the hob/stove. Add the corn on the cob for 10 minutes then remove and drain well. Remove the actual corn from the cob and place into a medium sized bowl. Finely chop the chillis, add to the bowl with the butter until the butter melts. Slice the lime and squeeze the juice into the bowl and mix well. Put the relish to one side.
Back to the burgers and put 1 tablespoon oil into a frying pan. Take each burger in turn and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side and then put into the sliced burger buns.
Tip: You can add a cheese slice topping for family members who like cheeseburgers or add some mixed salad as a topping. Bulk out further with some french fries if required.
Ingredients for a Family of 6 providing 2 burgers each (Adjust your portion sizes to suit your family)
1 pack 3 onions = £1.00
12 Burger Buns = 2 packs of 6 for £1.00
750gr Value Minced Beef = £2.75
For the relish
2 Corn on the Cob = £1.70
1 lime = 30p
60 gr or 2 Red Chillis = 60p
50 grams from 1 slab of Everyday Value Butter =98p
2 tablespoons Veg/Sunflower Oil
salt and pepper
Optional
1 pack Everyday Value Cheese Slices = 90p
1 family pack golden frozen french fries = £1.30
Mixed Salad
Method
Peel Cut and dice the 3 onions up. Put the oil in a frying pan and throw in the onions for about 5 minutes. Then remove the onions and put in a bowl on one side. Place the beef mince, a touch of salt and pepper into a large bowl and mix together thoroughly. Add the onions.
Now to divide equally into 12 portions. (Adjust portions for family size). Mould into a burger shape with clean hands. When you have finished line up the burgers on a plate to one side for now.
For the relish get a large pan of water and bring to the boil on the hob/stove. Add the corn on the cob for 10 minutes then remove and drain well. Remove the actual corn from the cob and place into a medium sized bowl. Finely chop the chillis, add to the bowl with the butter until the butter melts. Slice the lime and squeeze the juice into the bowl and mix well. Put the relish to one side.
Back to the burgers and put 1 tablespoon oil into a frying pan. Take each burger in turn and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side and then put into the sliced burger buns.
Tip: You can add a cheese slice topping for family members who like cheeseburgers or add some mixed salad as a topping. Bulk out further with some french fries if required.
Big Mushroom Risotto
This recipe is ideal for vegetarians, but a filling nutritious meal in itself. If you don't want to make it with mushrooms you can use tiny pieces of cooked ham for example. All ingredients are sourced from my local supermarket Tesco, but you use a supermarket near to your home or a market if you have one.
Ingredients for a Family of 6 (Adjust portion sized to suit your family needs)
2 Onions @ 25p each = 50p
Family Pack of Chestnut Mushrooms = £1.50
500gr Arborio Risotto Rice = £1.10
1 pack Everyday Value Vegetable Stock Cubes = 20p (Use 4)
1 pack grated Parmesan Cheese = £1.30
1 clove garlic = 30p
2 tablespoons oil
25 gr butter or marg
salt and black pepper (optional)
2-3 pints of water
Method
Cut the onions and garlic up into small dices. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry over a gentle heat for 3 minutes until softened. Add all the mushrooms and fry for a further 3 minutes until the mushrooms are browned. Stir in the rice and coat in the oil. Add 4 vegetable stock cubes to 2 or 3 pints of water and add about a third to the saucepan, until the liquid has been absorbed by the rice mixture. Simmer and stir for 2-3 minutes. Keep adding the vegetable stock in this way until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is fluffy and plump. Add the butter/marg salt and pepper.
The dish is now ready to serve. Put into bowls and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
Tip: To give it more flavour you can add a few tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce. To bulk it out further serve with some crusty bread or garlic bread.
Ingredients for a Family of 6 (Adjust portion sized to suit your family needs)
2 Onions @ 25p each = 50p
Family Pack of Chestnut Mushrooms = £1.50
500gr Arborio Risotto Rice = £1.10
1 pack Everyday Value Vegetable Stock Cubes = 20p (Use 4)
1 pack grated Parmesan Cheese = £1.30
1 clove garlic = 30p
2 tablespoons oil
25 gr butter or marg
salt and black pepper (optional)
2-3 pints of water
Method
Cut the onions and garlic up into small dices. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry over a gentle heat for 3 minutes until softened. Add all the mushrooms and fry for a further 3 minutes until the mushrooms are browned. Stir in the rice and coat in the oil. Add 4 vegetable stock cubes to 2 or 3 pints of water and add about a third to the saucepan, until the liquid has been absorbed by the rice mixture. Simmer and stir for 2-3 minutes. Keep adding the vegetable stock in this way until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is fluffy and plump. Add the butter/marg salt and pepper.
The dish is now ready to serve. Put into bowls and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
Tip: To give it more flavour you can add a few tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce. To bulk it out further serve with some crusty bread or garlic bread.
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