How to cut the cost of hosting a BBQ including must-buy supermarket bargains
GET set to grill with some easy barbecue ideas.
Whether you’re watching the football or just enjoying time with friends, make it a weekend to remember.
Here we show you how.
Get the gear
GET the right tools for the job with a three-piece set, including stainless steel tongs, spatula and fork from John Lewis for £9.59, down from £11.99.
Clean your barbecue.
According to garden furniture company VonHaus, you need nothing more than a cheap onion.
Attach it to a long-handled fork, then lightly bring up the temperature of the barbecue and rub the onion gently over the hot grill.
Get your kit ready.
For a new twist on an old favourite, create circular kebabs using flexible BBQ skewers, £4 for a set of two from Dunelm.
If the weather is set fair, shade-lovers will thank you for hoisting the Livarno home sun shade sail, now at Lidl for £19.99.
As the evening draws in, keep bugs at bay with the Mason jar mini citronella candle, £1.50 from Poundland.
Bag a bargain
GO large with the Deluxe Six Big Dog chilli cheese hot dog sausages, 600g, £3.49 from Lidl.
Get more burger for your buck with a pack of four quarter-pounder burgers for £3.50 at Asda, or buy two packs for £5.
For vegetarians, Lidl’s Vemondo plant-based Moroccan burgers, 250g, £1.89, will hit the spot.
Get a taste of Turkey – one of the teams taking part –with Aldi’s Chicken Shawarma kebabs, £3.99.
Share the love with a T-bone or sirloin bone-in sharing steak from Morrisons, available for £10 for a limited time.
Pep up your burger with cracked pepper cheddar slices, Lidl, £1.59.
Love the leftovers
POP your leftovers in the Ernest collapsible food storage containers, £9.99 for four from Lidl.
Put them in the fridge to use up the next day.
Roast excess potatoes and potato salad, drizzled with a little oil, until golden brown for a tasty side dish.
Pair uneaten coleslaw with salmon or chicken, or crush any remaining crisps and use them as a coating for homemade chicken nuggets.
If you have any cooked burgers or sausages left over, cool them quickly, refrigerate, then chop them up and add to a tomato-ragu sauce and serve with pasta.
BBQ pork chops
THIS delicious recipe features an irresistibly sticky marinade.
For more great meal ideas see recipes.lidl.co.uk.
YOU NEED:
4 pork chops
For the sauce:
4 tbsp honey
4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
4 tbsp tomato ketchup
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp mustard
½ tsp red chillies
METHOD: Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a small pan and simmer for a minute or two until it begins to thicken.
Place the pork chops in a shallow dish and pour over the sauce.
Cover and leave to marinade in the fridge for an hour.
Cook the chops for 30 minutes on a hot barbecue, turning regularly, or in the oven at 200C/180C fan/gas mark 6.
Baste with remaining marinade while cooking.