All week as part of National Student Money Week, we have been sharing some of our favourite and most affordable recipes.
Below is the final one, try it as a Friday treat!
And remember you can find other ways to save money and live on a budget when it comes to food shopping by taking a look at our Eat Well for Less recipe book, or by browsing useful websites like
- NHS Change for Life – http://www.nhs.uk/change4life/
- BBC Good Food – http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/
- Sainsbury’s Less Well for Less – https://livewellforless.sainsburys.co.uk/
Corned Beef Hash with Pancakes
Really filling. Really cheap. Don’t forget the Henderson’s Relish – it really compliments this meal.
What to do:
- Boil a pan full of white potatoes (chopped up quite small) until they start to fall into the water.
- Then add 3 beef stock cubes and a large chopped up tin of corned beef (get the low salt one) and a large drained tin of cooked carrots (pop a knife in the tin and chop up a little) and any other veg you might have left over but just the carrots would be sufficient.
- Keep it on low to thicken but remember to keep stirring or it will stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
- Once it is cooked it is ok to turn it off and reheat later. This is an ideal meal if your housemates are arriving home at different times.
- Make a pile of pancakes, these also can be pre cooked and warmed in the microwave later. Stack with a sheet of kitchen roll between each one. Do some thick ones and some thinner ones for the lighter appetite.
Ingredients for Pancakes
1 cup self-raising flour
1 cup semi skimmed milk
1 egg oil for cooking
Put the flour, milk, egg and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. Once combined, heat a little oil in a frying pan, make sure it is really hot then add a small amount of batter depending on the size and thickness of pancake required. Cook for a minute until golden on the bottom and then flip over and cook for another minute.
TIP: Any left over batter can be kept in the fridge for a couple of days and remember you can cook these and turn them into sweet pancakes by sprinkling on sugar/lemon/honey/fruit for breakfast or a quick snack.