spaghetti sauce

Ingredients:

500 g. of spaghetti
500 g. of ground sirloin
2 tbsps. of finely minced garlic
2 onions, finely chopped
4 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
2 bell peppers, cored, seeded and finely chopped
6 regular hotdogs, sliced into rings
4 c. of sweet-style spaghetti sauce
4 tbsps. of olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp. of butter
grated cheese

Directions:

Cook the spaghetti according to package directions. Drain and toss with butter.

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the ground beef. Cook over high heat until the meat is no longer pink. Add the garlic, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, carrot and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in about a cup and a half of water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the mixture is almost dry and the vegetables are cooked to a pulp. Turn up the heat, add the sliced hotdogs and cook, stirring for about a minute. Pour in the spaghetti sauce and bring to a soft boil. Adjust the seasonings. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for another 5-7 minutes.

Serve the pasta and sauce separately (make your own dish–more exciting but messier when kids do it) or toss the pasta with the sauce.

Serve with grated cheese on the side.

This is how we make spaghetti. Fairly easy to do. No fancy herbs. Deep red in color and sweeter than the Italian version. And the ingredient that sets it apart the most, we use our very own red hot dogs in it!

Here’s how to prepare “Filipino Style Spaghetti”

Ingredients:

* 1 kilo (2.2 lbs) spaghetti noodles
* 1 cup minced onion
* 1 head of garlic finely minced
* 3/4 kilo (1.65 lbs) ground beef
* 3/4 kilo (1.65 lbs) hot dogs
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 750g (26.5 ounce) Spaghetti sauce
* 1 bottle banana ketchup
* 1 box quick melt cheese
* 1/2 cup water
* salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

* Cook the noodles as per package direction.
* Slice the hot dogs in wedges. Better do this when their still in a slightly frozen state. Split them in half
then just do slanting cuts.
* Heat some oil. Saute garlic and onions. Then add in the meat. Cook till brown. Season with some salt and pepper.
* Pour in the spaghetti sauce, ketchup, sugar and water.
* Mix and let it simmer for about 10 minutes until it gets thick and red.
* Add in the hot dogs last.
* Mix and just let the hot dogs heat through. Sauce is done!
* This is just a personal preference. Since I’m not mixing my sauce with the pasta I make sure to give the noodles a quick rinse after their cooked and strained them. Just to remove the excess starch.
* Top the noodles with the warm sauce. Sprinkle with quick melt cheese! In this picture I added some hot dogs and marshmallow finger food to go with it. Enjoy!

Now that you have learned how to make Filipino style spaghetti, please be sure to view the other pasta recipes.