🍝 Spaghetti (Filipino-style)

Noodles & Rice · Main ingredient: Pasta · ⏱ 36 min · Serves 5 · ~₱285 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch, Snack

Ingredients

• 500 g 500g spaghetti pasta
• 500 g 500g ground pork or beef
• 3 tbsp 3 tbsp cooking oil
• 5 clove 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pc 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup 1 cup red bell pepper, diced, optional
• 2 cup 2 cups banana ketchup
• 1 cup 1 cup tomato sauce
• 0.5 cup 1/2 cup evaporated milk or all-purpose cream
• 0.25 cup 1/4 cup white or brown sugar, adjust to taste
• 3 pc 3 pieces hotdogs (Filipino-style red hotdogs), sliced diagonally
• 1 cup 1 cup Vienna sausage or sliced ham, optional
• 200 g 200g quickmelt cheese, grated
• 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fish sauce or salt, to taste
• 0.5 tsp 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Cook spaghetti pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Sauté garlic and onion until fragrant and translucent.
3. Add ground pork and cook, breaking it apart, until browned, about 8 minutes.
4. Stir in sliced hotdogs and Vienna sausage or ham if using; cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add bell pepper if using, then pour in banana ketchup and tomato sauce; stir well to combine.
6. Add sugar, fish sauce or salt, and ground black pepper; simmer the sauce over low heat for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened and flavors meld.
7. Stir in the evaporated milk or cream and simmer for another 3-5 minutes for a creamier, milder sauce.
8. Taste and adjust sweetness and saltiness to preference (Filipino-style spaghetti sauce is notably sweet).
9. Toss the cooked spaghetti with the sauce, or plate noodles and ladle sauce on top.
10. Top generously with grated quickmelt cheese and serve warm.

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