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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Filipino Style Spaghetti


Estimated & preparation & cooking time: 40 minutes.

Spaghetti Ingredients:
·    1 kg. spaghetti noodles
·    1/2 kg. ground beef
·    1/2 kg. ground pork
·    1/4 kg. hotdogs, diagonally sliced
·    1 kg. tomato sauce (or 3/4 kg. tomato sauce and 1/4 kg. banana catsup)
·    3 pieces laurel leaves (bay leaves)
·    1/4 cup brown or white sugar (reduce to 1/8 cup if using banana catsup)
·    2 green bell peppers, diced
·    2 onions, chopped
·    1 head garlic, minced
·    3 tablespoons of cooking oil
·    1 cup of water
·    Salt and pepper to taste
·    1/2 cup grated cheese
Spaghetti Cooking Instructions:
·    Cook spaghetti noodles according to package instructions.
·    In a sauce pan or wok, sauté garlic and onions in cooking oil.
·    Add ground beef, ground pork, laurel leaves, bell pepper and a cup of water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes.
·    Add tomato sauce or combination of banana catsup and tomato sauce, salt and pepper to taste then let simmer for another 10 minutes
·    Add brown sugar and hotdogs. Continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
·    Optional: add hot sauce e.g. Tabasco for more spice if desired.
·    Serve with the cooked spaghetti noodles and grated cheese on top.