A MAN has shared the “council tea” he swears by and it’s super quick and easy to make.
Not only do you only need four ingredients for Stu Hall’s delicious dinner, but it’s really cheap too.
So if your purse is feeling lighter than ever before and you’re on the hunt for tasty meals that won’t burn a hole in your wallet, then you’ve come to the right place and will need to listen up.
Posting on social media, Stu, a foodie from the UK, shared a step-by-step of his bargain meal – and a £1.35 buy from Aldi is key.
As he prepared to cook his dinner, which he referred to as his “council tea,” Stu said: “It’s time for another council tea – yes, it’s still tea.”
The father then explained: “Right, so we’re going homemade chips again for tea [and] to accompany the homemade chips we went up-market, we went beans from M&S.”
But to ensure his meal stayed true to his “council estate” roots, he showed off a pack of Bramwells Chopped Pork & Ham as he continued: “Now, to keep it council, I did want Spam tonight, but we didn’t have any – I mean, is this even meat, or is it just horse or something?”
Alongside the baked beans, tinned meat and “proper chips” which were heavily seasoned with salt, he then cooked a fried egg.
Following this, he acknowledged: “Don’t come at me in the comments saying, ‘oh, that’s so council,’ yes, I know it’s council, but you know what? We’re all council and council teas are the best.”
As he showed off his time-efficient and purse-friendly dish, he beamed: “There we have a proper, proper council tea.”
For this dinner, you can nab everything you need on a tight budget from Aldi.
There you’ll find a bag of potatoes for just 98p, a six-pack of medium free range eggs for only £1.55, a tin of baked beans from the chain’s Everyday Essentials range for 27p and Bramwells Chopped Pork & Ham for £1.35.
Stu’s TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @_stu_hall, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 32,300 views.
Foodies were impressed with the affordable meal and many eagerly raced to the comments to express this.
One person said: “Love it. My kids love council teas.”
Another added: “Looks delicious.”
Those chips look immense, cannot beat homemade chips
TikTok user
A third simply commented: “Gorgeous.”
At the same time, someone else chimed in: “Oh those chips look immense, cannot beat homemade chips.”
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- Crisps and chocolate
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- Popcorn and hot sauce
- Tuna and marmite
- Gherkins and peanut butter
Meanwhile, others shared their favourite “council meals.”
One foodie penned: “My fav council meal is sausage, egg, chips and beans with bread and butter.”
Whilst a second wrote: “My mam used to cook stew and dumplings made from suet and mop the sauce up with bread and butter.”
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