Filipino Style Spaghetti Recipe

Filipino Style Spaghetti Recipe

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 cheeseSpaghetti 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.

Chicken Afritada Recipe

Chicken Afritada Recipe

Chicken Afritada Ingredients:


1 kilo chicken, cut into pieces

5 pieces potatoes, peeled and halved

1 red onion, diced

1 head garlic, minced

1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips

1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips

2 cups pork or chicken stock (broth)

1 cup tomato sauce

2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)

3 tablespoons of cooking oilChicken Afritada Cooking Instructions:


In a cooking pot or wok, heat oil.

Sauté garlic and onions.

Add chicken and slightly brown.

Pour the tomato sauce and stock. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 20 minutes or until the chicken is almost cooked.

Add potatoes and continue to cook for 10 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked.

Add the green and red bell peppers, simmer for an additional minute or two.

Salt and pepper to taste

Serve this chicken recipe hot with steamed rice.