August **SPECIAL** "On a Budget!" Throwdown (Entry & Discussion Thread) LASTS All Month!!

Minor point of clarification - is this $20 per plate? ie if it’s some steaks that come in a package of >$20 but the serving/submission is just one steak, then does only that steak’s contribution to the overall price count?

Andy, where's your entry?? Ok, I'll kick this off then.

Simple smokies on a batchin', drunken, dog sitting night.

My entry photo:



Cook thread is here: https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=300047

On edit, i guess I better include costs.

Smokies: $4
Buns: $4
Avocados: $3
Tomato: $1
Onion: $0.50

Total around $12.50 and enough to feed 3.

A Jamican Meal

First the entry photo



If you go to a real Jamaican restaurant your food is commin in a box

Now the ingredients



Rice and peas


Pepper, thyme, scallion, gungo peas and coconut cream from the garden

Gungo tree



Coconut



Garden



Pimento, rice, onion and peppercorn from the store approximately $3.50

Jerk Marinade



Thyme, scallion and peppers from the garden

The balance from the store, approximately $10.00. Divided by 2 since it was made to use a couple weeks ago.

Total cost $15.46
And the cook thread
https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=300056
Thanks for looking

Please accept this photo as my entry in the "On a budget" Throwdown.
Chicken Fatty cook thread here. Total cost $9.84.

Please accept this as my official entry into the "On a Budget" Throwdown.

Flank Steak on sale $8.99
Iowa Sweet Corn and potatoes free from brother in laws farm.

Tri Tip Dinner

Cook thread is here -
https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=300201

Total costs are shown in cook thread, under $20.

Entry picture -



Regards,
-lunchman

This is my official entry for the "on a budget" throwdown.

I've been working on a chicken leg recipe for awhile and today's cook, might be the final combination I was looking for. I used Meat Church Honey Hog BBQ and Countryside BBQ sauce. Legs cooked on my Yoder YS640 with Lumberjack cherry pellets. Cook at 285 on wire hangers for 2 hours, sauce and continue for another hour.

For the throwdown, I decided on adding some Grimes sweet corn, red raspberries and Bud Light to round out the entry.

First time cooking corn on the grill. I was brought up on boiled corn and really like it. This method wasn't too bad. Ear wrapped in foil with butter, salt and pepper on medium heat for about 25 minutes.

Cost breakdown:

Twelve Chicken legs at $1.49/lb and I forgot to look at the total weight before I threw the package away. Sweet corn was 7 ears for $5 at the stand, raspberries were $2.49 at Aldi and the beer was $2.50 at Fareway.

Further breakdown,

chicken legs = $3.00 (conservative)
bbq rub = (2 legs * $5.00/12) for half a bottle = $0.83
bbq sauce =(2 legs * $3.99/12) = $0.67
sweet corn = $0.71 for one ear
butter = ($3.99/32 Tbsp) = $0.12 for 1 tablespoon
raspberries = ($2.49 * 0.75) = $1.87 for 3/4 of package
beer = $2.50 on sale!!!
consumables (propane, foil, pellets, etc)....say $5

grand total = $14.70

Please use the last photo as my entry.


Legs on the Yoder


Leg Close Up


Corn on the Weber Silver Gasser


Corn out of the foil


Money shot!!

My entry:

Braided Garlicky Lemon pork tenderloin on a bed or apples and onions.
Smoked low and slow and finished in the firebox.





















My entry photo:



Pork: $11.76
Apples and Onions: $1.85
Herbs: $1.00
OJ: $0.50
Rice: $1.00

Total Meal (for two): $16.11