Filipino Spaghetti Recipe

INGREDIENTS: 

1 kg. spaghetti noodles

3 tablespoons of cooking oil

2 onions, chopped

1 head garlic, minced

1/2 kg. ground beef 

1/2 kg. ground pork

3 pieces laurel leaves (bay leaves)

1 cup of water

1 kg. tomato sauce (or 3/4 kg. tomato sauce and 1/4 kg. banana catsup)

Salt and pepper to taste

1/4 kg. hotdogs, diagonally sliced

1/4 cup brown or white sugar (reduce to 1/8 cup if using banana catsup)

1/2 cup grated cheese

 INSTRUCTIONS: 

Let us put the Spaghetti noodles in the pot with oil and water. 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. Serve with the cooked spaghetti noodles and grated cheese on top.