Day 2- Filipino Style Spaghetti

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TODAY'S RECIPE: Filipino Style Spaghetti
Blog Commentary: I decided to go with spaghetti since, spaghetti is probably the second easiest thing you can make and it would be really hard to screw up. It was a full proof way to get myself out of the the rut from the first recipe. I was half right. The recipe wasn't really too hard to follow as I've made spaghetti before. The only mistake I made, I think is that I got the whole wheat spaghetti (we had some leftover from a previous shopping trip). Hey! I'm trying to be healthy here. The sauce flavor was pretty good. The only downside to this was that the recipe was for a whole filipino family (including extended fam), plus our neighbors. I changed the recipe a little as the pot and wok were too small to hold that much sauce and water. Still, we had A LOT of sauce leftover. That's alright, I'll just use it for a sloppy joe (filipino style). Below are the ingredients from the site as well as mine. You can follow mine if you'd like to have leftovers (and forgot the cheese) or stick to the original recipe. Whatevs. I'll have another shot tomorrow: It's LUMPIA TIME!
Reference: http://www.grouprecipes.com/29993/filipino-style-spaghetti.html
ORIGINAL RECIPE:	JO'S RECIPE:
SPAGHETTI Ingredients	SPAGHETTI Ingredients
1 kilo (2.2 lbs) spaghetti noodles 1 cup minced onion 1 head of garlic finely minced 3/4 kilo (1.65 lbs) ground beef 3/4 kilo (1.65 lbs) hot dogs 1/4 cup sugar Spaghetti sauce (used 750g (26.5 ounce) pouch in this recipe) 1 bottle banana ketchup 1 box quick melt cheese 1/2 cup water salt and pepper to taste	1 packet spaghetti noodles 1 cup minced onion 1 head of garlic finely minced 1 lb. ground beef 1 packet hot dogs 1/4 cup sugar 680 g of spaghetti sauce 1 bottle banana ketchup 1 box quick melt cheese 1/2 cup water salt and pepper to taste
SPAGHETTI Procedures:	SPAGHETTI Procedures:
1. Cook the noodles as per package direction. 2. Slice the hot dogs in wedges. Better do this when their still in a slightly frozen state. Split them in half then just do slanting cuts like in the picture. 3. Heat some oil. Saute garlic and onions. Then add in the meat. Cook till brown. Season with some salt and pepper. 4. Pour in the spaghetti sauce, ketchup, sugar and water. 5. Mix and let it simmer for about 10 minutes until it gets thick and red. 6. Add in the hot dogs last. 7. Mix and just let the hot dogs heat through. Sauce is done! 8. This is just a personal preference. Since I'm not mixing my sauce with the pasta I make sure to give the noodles a quick rinse after their cooked and strained them. Just to remove the excess starch. 9.Top the noodles with the warm sauce. Sprinkle with quick melt cheese!	1. Cook the noodles as per package direction. 2. Slice the hot dogs in wedges. Better do this when their still in a slightly frozen state. Split them in half then just do slanting cuts like in the picture. 3. Heat some oil. Saute garlic and onions. Then add in the meat. Cook till brown. Season with some salt and pepper. 4. Pour in the spaghetti sauce, ketchup, sugar and water. 5. Mix and let it simmer for about 10 minutes until it gets thick and red. 6. Add in the hot dogs last. 7. Mix and just let the hot dogs heat through. Sauce is done! 8.This is just a personal preference. Since I'm not mixing my sauce with the pasta I make sure to give the noodles a quick rinse after their cooked and strained them. Just to remove the excess starch. 9. Top the noodles with the warm sauce.
VIDEO:
Video Commentary: I don't know what to say. The hot dogs could've been in there for a little longer, maybe I could've turned up the heat and check on the hot dogs. I think we need more sugar too. It wasn't as sweet as i would've wanted it to be. Tip: taste the sauce and check on the hot dogs before serving.