Spice up your barbie

Planning a family barbecue? Ditch the store-bought sauces and spices. Make your own homemade versions and impress the entire family with bottles of flavour. But be warned: you might leave with a long list of orders.

Making your own spice rubs and sauces is a skill in itself. Not only are they delicious for a barbecue, but they can be used in a host of recipes. They will also help your grocery budget stretch further.

Supermarket marinades can be full of preservatives and excess sugar. Making your own marinades at home is a simple way to ensure everyone in the family has access to simple flavours with fresh, homemade ingredients.

Spice rubs are another way to amp up the flavour. Simple to make, they’re suitable for any type of meat and also make great homemade gifts.

If you’re having a family barbecue, you really can’t go past a bottle of homemade tomato or chilli sauce.

Everyone has a bottle or two in their kitchen, but not many people know that making tomato sauce is incredibly easy. You can use canned tomatoes, but use the best tomatoes you can find if you really want to make an old-fashioned Grandmastyle tomato sauce.

Bringing a jam, relish or pickle to a barbecue is another way to make it that extra bit special.

There’s always a fruit or vegetable you can bottle and serve on the side of a juicy steak.

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