🇵🇭 Philippines
Filipino Spaghetti, made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
30 min2 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Boil 250 g spaghetti in salted water for 10 minutes until al dente.
- 2
Sauté 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 minced onion, and 2 minced garlic cloves over medium heat for 3 minutes, then brown 250 g ground pork for 5 minutes.
- 3
Add 3 sliced hot dogs, 250 ml banana ketchup, 250 ml tomato sauce, and 1 tbsp brown sugar, simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, mix with pasta, and top with 120 ml shredded cheddar cheese.
🇵🇭 How it's eaten in Philippines
In the Philippines, it is served at children's birthday parties alongside fried chicken and garlic bread.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- spaghetti250 g
- ground pork250 g
- red hot dogs3
Swap: 3 American hot dogs（Easier to find）
- banana ketchup250 ml
Swap: 250 ml tomato ketchup + 1 tbsp maple syrup（Matches sweet flavor）
- tomato sauce250 ml
- brown sugar1 tbsp
- onion1 small
- garlic2 cloves
- vegetable oil1 tbsp
- shredded cheddar cheese120 ml
Swap: 120 ml pre-shredded cheddar（No grater needed）
- salt1/2 tsp
- black pepper1/4 tsp
Authentic ingredients in Philippines
- spaghetti250 g
- ground pork250 g
- red hot dogs3
- sweet banana ketchup250 ml
- tomato sauce250 ml
- brown sugar1 tbsp
- onion1 small
- garlic2 cloves
- vegetable oil1 tbsp
- shredded quick-melt cheese120 ml
- salt1/2 tsp
- black pepper1/4 tsp
Optional authentic touch
Simmering the meat sauce slowly with pork stock extracts deep richness to balance the extreme sweetness of the banana ketchup.
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