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A Weekend On 50p Per Day - Limited Budget Food Challenge - Day 2
2025-03-27 · 6 min
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So day number 2,
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0:04–0:06 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_0poverty cooking. I've got chips, onions,
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0:07–0:10 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_1red peppers, cheese,
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0:11–0:14 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_2butter, and frozen carrots. I don't really
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0:14–0:18 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_3feel like having the same meal that I had
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0:18–0:20 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_4yesterday, but I've got ramen.
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0:20–0:22 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_5So one packet of Chicken
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0:24–0:27 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_6ramen. Hmm,
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0:28–0:30 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_7could put some cheese on it.
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0:32–0:34 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_8Cheese on the ramen and
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0:35–0:39 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_9carrots. Carrots with the ramen's
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0:40–0:43 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_10a bit weird, isn't it? Or peppers.
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0:43–0:46 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_11Or pasta. With cheese and peppers.
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0:51–0:54 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_12That sounds better actually. So we've got
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0:55–0:57 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_13the chopped onions and chopped peppers
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0:57–0:59 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_14that I chopped ages ago. I remember
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0:59–1:01 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_15chopping all my onions all at once. It was
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1:02–1:03 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_16like 2 weeks ago, wasn't it? I still got
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1:03–1:06 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_17them and they're still good to eat. So
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1:07–1:09 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_18you're gonna fry those up and then maybe
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1:10–1:11 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_19I'll use the butter to create like a
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1:12–1:15 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_20buttery cheese sauce for the pasta.
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1:15–1:17 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_21Hmm, could be good.
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1:18–1:19 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_22Okay, so we get some onions.
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1:32–1:34 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_23Not too many onions.
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1:35–1:36 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_24That should be enough. Save some for next
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1:39–1:42 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_25time, I guess. Don't know what to make
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1:42–1:44 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_26next time.
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1:45–1:45 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_27Look, there's a cat. Mr. Meow Meow.
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1:49–1:53 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_28Oh my God, it's burning,
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1:54–1:55 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_29burning. Turn down the heat.
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1:57–2:00 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_30And I got some chicken stock for flavoring
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2:00–2:03 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_31and then put in the peppers.
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2:03–2:04 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_32Oh my God.
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2:08–2:09 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_33And then what you do is Put some water to
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2:14–2:19 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_34dissolve the chicken stock into a paste.
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2:19–2:21 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_35Otherwise it doesn't really dissolve if
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2:22–2:25 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_36you just put it straight in. And then you
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2:25–2:27 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_37get the butter. How much? This much.
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2:27–2:30 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_38That's really hot.
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2:31–2:33 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_39Oh yeah, there we go. Here we go, butter
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2:37–2:40 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_40is in, onions are burning.
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2:40–2:43 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_41Then you got to kind of mash the— oh my
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2:50–2:53 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_42God, you got to mash the chicken stock
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2:53–2:55 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_43into a paste.
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2:55–2:57 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_44Really hard to film and cook at the same
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3:00–3:02 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_45time, I realized. Okay, we got the chicken
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3:02–3:04 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_46stock mixture, put that into the butter,
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3:05–3:06 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_47and then you want to put the cheese in as
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3:09–3:10 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_48well and then make like a sauce
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3:11–3:21 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_49and then mix it around. I don't know if
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3:21–3:24 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_50you want to put milk in it because it's
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3:24–3:27 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_51going to be a bit thick. I think then just
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3:27–3:30 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_52put the pasta straight in and then the
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3:31–3:33 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_53water can help loosen up
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3:34–3:37 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_54the sauce a bit. Oh, steam everywhere.
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3:37–3:40 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_55Oh, I nearly forgot the secret ingredient—
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3:42–3:45 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_56garlic powder.
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3:45–3:46 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_57It's not garlic
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3:48–3:52 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_58powder. Actually, it looks pretty good.
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3:52–3:55 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_59It's kind of like carbonara but without
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3:55–3:57 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_60eggs. Let's give it a taste test, see if
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3:57–3:59 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_61it's any good. I'm wondering if it's going
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4:00–4:02 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_62to be too salty with the cheese and the
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4:03–4:05 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_63chicken stock. I've also made too much
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4:05–4:07 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_64pasta.
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4:07–4:07 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_65Oh my God, it's actually
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4:12–4:16 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_66good. Mm, mm.
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4:16–4:19 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_67Oh my God, maybe a bit too salty, so add a
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4:21–4:23 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_68bit more pasta to make it less
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4:24–4:27 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_69salty. Damn, that's actually better than
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4:27–4:29 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_70the carbonara I was making. You don't even
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4:29–4:31 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_71need eggs for carbonara. The chicken
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4:31–4:34 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_72stock, the flavor is amazing. The garlic
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4:34–4:36 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_73powder. Wow, it's kind of funny. This is
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4:36–4:38 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_74unironically probably the best pasta dish
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4:38–4:40 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_75I've ever made. Better than all those
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4:40–4:43 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_76carbonaras I was making, and that was when
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4:43–4:45 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_77I was trying really hard. And this time I
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4:46–4:47 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_78didn't put an egg in it, I put chicken
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4:48–4:49 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_79stock and some butter,
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4:49–4:52 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_80and it tastes way better, and it looks
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4:53–4:57 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_81good as well. I'll give it one more taste
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4:57–5:00 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_82before I just ate it.
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5:00–5:03 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_83Okay, so I've used chicken stock
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5:03–5:07 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_84before in dishes like fried rice, and the
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5:07–5:09 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_85problem is it doesn't mix well into it,
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5:09–5:11 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_86so you get these really, really salty
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5:11–5:13 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_87parts. So what I've done now is I just
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5:13–5:17 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_88boil the chicken stock into like a paste,
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5:17–5:19 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_89and then that disperses better.
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5:19–5:21 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_90Oh my God.
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5:23–5:24 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_91This is actually really good. You don't
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5:27–5:30 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_92actually need an egg to make carbonara.
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5:30–5:32 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_93This is basically the same. Oh my God,
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5:32–5:36 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_94it's like the combination of the garlic
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5:40–5:41 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_95powder and the chicken stock— killer
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5:42–5:45 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_96combo. Oh wow, if only there was some
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5:45–5:48 · rev_6886b31c93d38c126ac68517787a503e_97bacon in it.
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