Filipino Style Spaghetti Sauce

Directions

  1. 1Sauté onion and then garlic.
  2. 2Add bell pepper and sauté briefly.
  3. 3Add ground beef or ground pork (3/4 kilo) and cook.
  4. 4Season with salt, pepper, and patis according to taste, being careful not to add too much salt.
  5. 5Sauté Del Monte tomato paste until the oil splits or rises to enhance flavor.
  6. 6Add one whole grated carrot and mushrooms.
  7. 7Once all ingredients are sautéed, add Del Monte Filipino style spaghetti sauce.
  8. 8Mix and let it simmer.
  9. 9Add hot dog, sweet ham, and diced cheese.
  10. 10Optionally, fry the hot dog and ham before adding.
  11. 11Add ketchup, a small pouch is sufficient to avoid overpowering the spaghetti sauce.
  12. 12Add cheese powder, which is a technique for enhanced flavor.
  13. 13Cook Del Monte spaghetti noodles for 6 minutes.
  14. 14Add olive oil to the cooked noodles.
  15. 15Assemble the spaghetti by adding quick-melt cheese while the sauce is still hot so it melts.

Ingredients

  • 750 g regular ground beef with fat
  • 500 g hotdog
  • 250 g sweet ham
  • 100 g minced onions
  • 50 g minced garlic
  • 100 g minced red bellpeppers
  • 250 g sliced canned mushroom
  • 227 g diced processed cheese
  • 50 g cheese powder
  • 150 g banana ketchup
  • 450 g Del Monte tomato paste
  • 2 kg Del Monte Filipino style spaghetti sauce
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 kg Del Monte spaghetti noodles
  • easymelting cheese
  • olive oil
  • vinegar

Tips

  • To make the tomato paste more flavorful, sauté it until the oil splits or rises.
  • For diced cheese, it's really good when you can dice them so they'll be whole when you eat them.
  • Don't overdo the ketchup, especially if using Filipino style spaghetti sauce, as it will make the whole sauce taste like ketchup.
  • A small pouch of ketchup is sufficient.
  • Adding cheese powder is a technique that enhances the flavor.
  • To make the shelf life of the sauce longer, add vinegar towards the end of cooking.