Noodles
Filipino-Style Sweet Spaghetti for Family Parties
A practical Filipino sweet spaghetti with a meaty tomato sauce, sliced hotdogs and cheese, scaled for an ordinary family meal.
Prep15 minutes
Cook35 minutes
Serves6
LevelEasy
A practical Filipino sweet spaghetti with a meaty tomato sauce, sliced hotdogs and cheese, scaled for an ordinary family meal.
Ingredients
- 500 g spaghetti
- 350 g ground pork or beef
- 6 Filipino-style hotdogs, sliced diagonally
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 700 g tomato sauce
- 1 cup banana ketchup
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 cup grated quick-melting cheese
How to cook it
- Boil a large pot of water. Cook spaghetti until just tender, then drain. Reserve 1 cup pasta water.
- Heat oil in a deep pan. Cook onion and garlic until fragrant.
- Add ground meat and break it apart. Cook until no pink remains and excess moisture has evaporated.
- Add sliced hotdogs and cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour in tomato sauce, banana ketchup and water. Simmer gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Taste before adding sugar, salt and pepper. Thin with reserved pasta water if the sauce is too thick.
- Spoon sauce over the noodles and finish with grated cheese.
Kitchen tip: Prepare and measure everything before turning on the stove. Taste near the end, adjust seasoning gradually, and serve the noodles as soon as they reach the right texture.
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