ULTIMATE £5 BUDGET COOKING BATTLE | 30 Minutes, 4 Portions, £5 Budget 

Idea: seven days of budgeted cooking battles. This will be a good way to give the judge the feeling of 'fatigue' from eating the same kind of ingredient more than once; using the same set of ingredients to cook different dishes will be important. Kind of like the Grocery shop battle.

"Why would you have to press play on an oven?!" Thank you, it is nice to know I am not the only one who hates these stupid computerised ovens. 😅

Mike asking whether Jamie’s dish is going to create an international incident. This is the level of Food Journalism I subscribe to.

“I’ll be a little judgemental throughout.” It’s what we’re hoping for Ben! Friends roasting friends is simply the best. 😉

Having to press PLAY on an oven is the silliest thing I've ever seen. Jamie deserves a medal for not having a full on tantrum over it cause it would be justified.

Ebbers being the health and safety officer just seems very on brand. 😂 And as a former health and safety person: “Safety first people!”

I just rewatched the old budget battles yesterday to distract me from current stressful situations. Let's see how much the boys have grown!

I'd like to see you guys do a 30-minute cooking battle where the boys haven't had the food team's help and don't have the chance to prep parts of their dish overnight. The fridge is locked, the timer blows, it's unlocked and whatever is inside is what they have to use. I guess you'd call it a "Blind thirty-minute cooking battle" or something. I also think that the best way to improve your cooking skills is to be pushed against a wall and have to adapt, have to build off of what you know, and have to get creative.

Totally agree with the win for Jamie in terms of imagination and creativity but the dish I would actually want to eat would be Mike’s. 👍

I like the fact that mikes was initially served family-style, which is a mid-week time-saver.

I may be exhausted from working the overnight shift but I swear Jamie just made a crunchy crustables sandwich and that was the winner?! I need more sleep.

Honestly, I normally root for Jamie, but I think Mike should've won today, he tried to ensure that but a single bit of ingredient for wasted, even going as far as making a 'jus' from the liquids in the trays...

Mike's dish gets my vote; easy to find ingredients, nothing difficult to cook and it looks like something really fancy. Guess I'm far too old (and old school) to understand about turning the oven to 'on'. To me, you turn the dial to the temp you want and it just does it!

I love Mike and Jamie holding hands in the beginning.

just started and already concerned with Jay's safety by taking another Hispanic dish and making a "hack."😂😂😂

Jamie having a freak out over the oven just made my day 😂

What an absolute journey Jamie went on over the course of an hour.

Yay I’m super early. I was literally just watch one of your videos. Sorted has become one of my favourite channels. I’m only 15 and my home life hasn’t been the best lately but you guys always bring a smile to face and make me laugh. So thank you.❤️

Oh, I want Mike's! One of my dad's cheap meals was Swanson pot pies over rice. I think in the '70s they were like ten cents. One of those would fill you right up on a cup of rice. And they had a good amount of veg. I still eat that sometimes.

As someone who lives in the American Southwest (Texas), "slice of chorizo" threw me for a minute until I remembered Spanish chorizo is a solid sausage unlike Mexican chorizo. :)

Can I just say THANK YOU, boys (and team), for publishing the recipes on a website and making them available again? There was awhile there you would make amazing-looking stuff but the recipe wasn't written anywhere for us. Definitely missed it! :)

Mike... again.... for me - every time I watch one of these I always connect with Mike's dishes the most for some reason. I totally would make Jamie's, except that the Spanish flavors which he loves are just not my vibe. I really don't like chorizo lol Mike's just looks comforting and the easiest to do with no stress and mushroom and leek is just so tasty!! (and since I'm commenting on everyone's, Barry's look delicious too - I just wouldn't have done the dumplings, I'd love that dish with straight up noodles in that broth and veg, but I get that it was a battle and just ramen doesn't sound battle-like enough)

Those bread crusts absolutely need to be used for eggs in a basket, it's so good.

I find it funny how for Jamie spanish cooking just means putting chorizo in everything.

My community vote would go to Mike. That Portion is massive for a Midweek Meal so you could easily feed 6 people and i LOVE the combination of Mushrooms, Leeks, Lemon and Chicken.

What always gets me to vote for Mike is that his dishes are something I would want to make after a day of work. There's no way I'm coming home at 6 at night after being at work since 7-8 that morning and going "ya know what i think I'll make some fancy empanadas or ramen"

I would love to see a budget battle that puts emphasis on legumes. To me legumes are the ultimate healthy budget food. Rich in protein and fiber and ofcourse vegetarian. Since legumes are rarily used in the show (i only see a can of chickpeas once in a while) i would love to see them getting the spotlight they deserve!

That bread hack makes me wonder what other fillings you could come up with. Seems like a great way to use some leftovers.

that crunch on the bread penadas though...makin me hungry over here in jersey Jamie

Mikes, Barry’s then Jamie’s. Jamie’s looked like something you make when you don’t have any food left before grocery day. Mike’s looked like a Sunday dinner and Barry’s looked like down home winter comfort food to be eaten any day of the week. Nice to see a ramen dish that actually has ramen noodles in it.

Anymore, Jamie is on a speed run on how fast he can offend people by combining dishes/flavors.

“Is your dish gonna cause an international incident?” Thanks, I’m from Argentina and those look cute and I’m 100% sure they were delicious but those were so far away from empanadas, still love the name and the idea and mike asking that question made it fun and less judgmental to watch 😂

You want an international incident? The "succotash" is not succotash; that's just tomatoes and corn. Succotash is a combination of corn and beans (usually lima or butter beans, favas would've been a good substitute). You can add other ingredients, but it isn't succotash without the beans.

around four and a half years ago, Ben faced James in a chef vs chef 20 quid fresh market battle. It would be amazing if you vcould send all 3 normals to do the same in an "ultimate market battle"

Gotta admit, that pie and thigh would my personal favourite, but they all look great!

I am glad they made them pay for the whole jar of mustard. You can't just get a spoon of mustard or a small amount of certain food so having them pay for all of it is good.

Yep! Mikes just asking what we were all thinking, as soon as Jamie explained his dish!🤷🏻‍♀️🤣😳

Mika had more than 4 portions so he really stretched his budget. I am dying for the saccotash recipe. Looks delish. What would you use instead of bacon?? The ramen i will make for my kids but using 3packs seems hefty for a 4portions meal.

MIKE MIKE MIKE!!! The clear winner! lol He got me with puff pastry, leeks and mushrooms as a pie. Baz would be second and Jamie third. Succotash sucks lol

This is what I have loved about you guys since the beginning! You've never been afraid to take familiar dishes or ingredients and switching up their use, like the bread-panadas and the ramen dumplings! Never mind the international incidents ;)

Honestly for me it was a toss-up between Mike and Jamie's dish (noodle dumplings wasn't really working for me), would've been happy to eat either one. But props to Jamie for pulling that off despite the oven situation 😁

Barry's is the one I'd be most curious to try and Mike's is the one that appeals to me to most in terms of wanting to eat the whole thing. Too bad Mike couldn't claim something from the allotment as "free" to garnish/add a bit of green like a tiny dressed salad.

Mike's dish made something easy look really special and doable for the middle of the week. and affordable. Mike's dish for sure.

My win was Mike's. Loved the look of that easy pie.

I am a little surprised Jamie decided to only use "half" of each bread slice in a budget challenge and won doing it. I guess in a real life scenario you could use the rest of the bread for something else but within the challenge the rest of all those slices were wasted.

My winner is Barry for actually delivering what the community wanted: A PROPERLY GOURMET VERSION OF INSTANT RAMEN

*at point when jamie is freaking out about his uncooked panadas* well, as we know from barry in a past battle, time limit doesnt matter if it involves a major part of your dish, so jamie should just keep going after the time limit is done and stop worrying!

As creative and delicious-sounding Jamie's was, I think for a budget battle portion size matters a lot. I'd have chosen Mike.

They all looked delicious! It would be nearly impossible to choose between those.

Jamie is basically making Uncrustables and I'm here for it!

Man… Jamie has improved so much over the last few years. Not that the other lads haven’t, but his improvement has been on display so much more. I love to see it!

That basic equipment badge looks shaky, Jamie!

The Bread-panadas and feta broccoli sounded gorgeous! Not big on the tomato sweetcorn stuff because even the smell of sweetcorn makes me feel ill lol.

I just can't get past the fact that Jamie made a Chorizo and Feta Uncrustable!!! The potential is limitless...

I'd love to see a "5 minute breakfast" video. Maybe have the normals make multiple dishes, seeing as 3x5 minutes is probably not long enough to make a video!

ABSOLUTELY agree! Maybe it's just the states but produce is expensive so a veggie-heavy meal that's constrained to a budget is very impressive. Well done!

Please make Ben a “Safety Inspector” tshirt…

Huh, Barry does a better "gourmet ramen" than Ebbers despite not only being a "normal" but also in a budget cooking battle episode. xD

I love that they have to pay for the whole container. I hate when other youtube channels have budget meals, but only include the 38 cents worth of flour or whatever they use. That's not how shopping works!

While Jamie having a complete meltdown over an oven was great content, I felt so sorry for him at the same time

Sitting up till 2 am to watch you from here in Queensland, Australia. Love you guys, the way you approach food and just the fun you all seem to have. So glad I found this channel. Keep up the good work! Ex chef here!

I really enjoy battles when the three guys are in the kitchen together. Keep up the good work!

Could also crack an egg into the middle of the bread with the hole in it and make Eggs in a basket. So no waste

You guys are amazing!!!! You have seriously been so helpful to me in the kitchen!! Thank you for being you!! ❤️

Jamie. Instead of using the oven, why not airfry them.airfryers are basically a mini oven.

I love having my breakfast and watching Sunday Sorted ✨ Hugs to you guys all the way from Brazil

"We charged you for the entirety of the bottle, but you aren't using it all." Finally, you finally treated the budget battle like it would be in real life.

"He has such a sweet voice." - My boyfriend, when he heard Berry talk 😂 Can't argue with that 😄

Loves these episodes. Given there are small hacks, tips and ideas that normals can use

1. Mike 2. Barry 3. Jamie (he's just lucky his Empanadas cooked in less time than he had planned for)

They all look amazing, but Mike's dish gets our vote!

Hells yes! I look forward to these every Sunday!

I wonder what the REAL budgets for these dishes were? No way, after all, that they each took a fiver to the supermarket and got all they needed, even with England's insanely low food prices. edit: Didn't expect that ending, what with the oopsie during cooking.

Since I just did my own yogurt for the very first time today, I realized that you haven't done anything fermented, right? I would love for you to do a series of fermenting. It is so great for nutrition, a great way to preserve food and good to have in an emergency pantry.

Ebbers: chef, farmer, safety inspector.

Here in Denmark, we have traditions with both leeks and chicken - so I would have chosen Mike's dish !!!!

Would love a breakdown of everyone's ingredient costs, surely Mike didn't get all that chicken and other ingredients for £5

A very special congratulations to Barry for making instant ramen noodles gourmet ;p But honestly you all did an amazing job. Can totally see why Ebbers struggled to make a decision at first.

Mike's looks heavenly. Sort of like a little chicken pot pie puff.

I love how throughout this video, in the kitchen, whenever Jamie isn't particularly chatty but you can see him, he's chewing on something. Reminds me a lot of when I went to culinary school, one of my classmates would always find something to nibble on while cooking.

Three very delicious looking plates. I'll gladly prepare either of them. My pick for first is Mike, because his dish is the most filling and also Jamie left a lot of his bread unused. Since he didn't give a use of the rest of the loaf of bread to me that count as waste. The bread-panada is a great idea. But I would use the whole slice by flattening it as Jamie did, and then cutting the bread diagonally and I get more from the same amount of money.

I love Jamie and I'm happy for him but I would have chosen Mike, I think the *amount* of high quality, great tasting food with such a little budget is just astounding.

I would've picked Mike's. I hate mushrooms, and I would've still eaten it with the mushrooms.

Perfect! I’m just about to meal plan for the week before going food shopping so appreciate some inspiration and ideas!

Please collaborate with Jack Monroe for some budget food content. She's the absolute best at it and a wonderful person to boot!

The one I would eat is always the one Ben puts last - and almost always Barry's... kind of getting to be a drag.

Been recovering from a severe injury to my knee, these videos cheer me up and help pass time while I recover. Thank you!

ULTIMATE BATTLE IDEA: MILLIONAIRE'S SHORTBREAD!!!

I tried the Beyond Meat burgers today, as a meat-eater, I found them quite nice. It gave me an idea for a battle. How about we have the three guys try to create a meat like dish with those plant-based substitutes.

Good job all! Those round chorizo packets could be a grilled cheese sandwich and use the whole bread slice. I liked the leek pie, and would have had chicken IN it, rather than beside it, maybe preparing crispy chicken skin as a garnish. I think Barry's dumplings were strange (sorry).

As our pockets get stretched this year, it's great to see more of these budget challenges - certainly some inspiration as I start to cut back!

These are all great! I loved that Jamie used the same ingredients in so many ways to create so many different elements. And the breadpanadas seem like a really fun little dish to make with kids. Mike's pie looked so good; mustard and lemon, leeks and mushrooms... Winning combination. And Barry had a hard one! So creative. I'd probably just put the noodles in the broth instead of making dumplings, and leave the ham out. Really nice simple soup with perfect eggs. Super realistic, on budget and on time. Well done! Always recommend your channel to people who say they can't cook, or they hate to. You make everything easy to follow and fun to achieve. Keep it up guys

Well that was a journey. Not going to lie, I teared up when Jamie won. That felt well deserved.

I would have docked points from the winning dish due to it having so much wasted bread! I know Ebbers said it "could" be used as breadcrumbs, but that leaves you with either having to come up with a whole other dish, or chuck it away and waste loads - not sure that can win a budget battle!

Ebbers picked them in backwards order from what I'd want to try.

As a spanish speaker, i giggle with the bread-panada, since the word 'empanada' means "in bread" or "in-bread-ed", so it is just the same word, just half translated 😅

"Jay, can I ask you something as a friend? Is your dish going to cause [another] international incident?" "Uuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

As happy as I am that Jamie won even though he had issues, (there's a life lesson there somewhere) I would probably try Mike's first. I adore that kind of comfort food. Is that one in the meal packs app? If not, these and others like them need to be in there. An "Ultimate Budget Friendly" meals section.

All three were great! But, sorry Jamie, the winner should be selected between the other two. There were just to many leftover slices of bread. Or did you use them another day? Cheers!

I love these videos. I don't know if I'd ever copy one of these recipes directly, but there's parts of each where they've come up with really good ideas that I'll probably incorporate into my own cooking at some point.