Star chef Jamie Oliver has been forced to respond after Jamie's £1 Wonder viewers questioned the alleged price of some of his low-cost ingredients.
The 'Naked Chef' has returned to Channel 4 with a new series focused on producing 'tasty' meals for as little as £1 per portion.
In tonight's episode, Jaimie showed viewers several more recipes to make at home on a budget, including microwave chocolate pudding and a one pan spicy chicken.
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Jamie told viewers: "What I love about being challenged by price is that it’s forcing me to come up with solutions", as he set about making a chicken dish for less than £1 a portion which he assured would serve six people.
Jamie fried up the some bone-on chicken strips before adding a mug of rice and some tikka paste.
Then he said to add tinned tomatoes, slice them up and then use the remaining juice, sieve out the seeds and reduce it down in the pan and make home-made tomato puree.
Mix all the chicken up with it, then add the rice and ‘toast it for one minute’ and it absorbs the flavour, then add the water.
“This is called the absorption method, two to one, and it works every time," he told Channel 4 viewers before adding: "Put a lid on top, cos that’s good for energy, 15 minutes of boiling and steaming and then we’ve got a finished dish.”
Then Jamie added frozen peas and coconut milk before stirring up to serve six portions for £5.70
But viewers questioned the cost of ingredients on both this dish and others.
@steve_scott said: "Hey @jamieoliver - where the hell you getting 2 onions from for 12p ?"
@robthomas added: "Where’s he getting 2 free range eggs for 38p from ? Load of b****"
And Jamie Oliver's official Twitter account replied to both of to explain how the pricing was worked out.
@jamieoliver said: "Hello! Pricing of the recipes was calculated by the amount used rather than the whole ingredient cost, as hopefully you’ll already have many ingredients stocked in your kitchen. For more info on the pricing of the recipes in the show head this way".
In the show, Jamie added: "“The only things I haven’t costed up are salt, pepper and oil”
Jamie Oliver also put the recipes up on the Channel 4 website for free, in a bid to help viewers cook on a budget.
Jamie's £1 Wonders is on Channel 4 at 9pm on Mondays and via All4 (ie 4OD).
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