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The Best Filipino Style Spaghetti Recipe for Family Gatherings

This Filipino Style Spaghetti is a rich, creamy, meaty, and flavorful homemade spaghetti recipe made with ground beef, hotdogs, liver spread, mushrooms, tomato paste, all-purpose cream, and plenty of cheese. It is my wife's recipe and a family favorite that is always a hit and often laging ubos whenever we have a handaan. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, family gatherings, and any special occasion.
Author Onyok Kokok

Ingredients

For the Spaghetti Sauce

  • 2-3 tbsp cooking oil
  • ½ bulb garlic minced
  • 2 medium red onions minced
  • ½ kg ground beef
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • ¼ cup butter 50 grams
  • 1-2 tsp ground black pepper start with 1 tsp, adjust as needed
  • 10 regular-size hotdogs sliced
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 small can liver spread
  • 1 small bell pepper minced
  • 1 medium carrot grated
  • 1 can mushrooms stems and pieces, remove the liquid
  • 1 small pack Del Monte tomato paste
  • 1 Filipino-Style Del Monte Spaghetti Sauce 900 g
  • 1 pack Nestle All Purpose Cream
  • ½ kg Eden cheese grated

For Serving

  • Cooked spaghetti noodles
  • Extra grated cheese for topping

This recipe is for 1kg of pasta or more, depends how much sauce you put.

Instructions

Saute the Garlic and Onion

  • Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add the cooking oil and saute the minced garlic until light brown.
  • Be careful not to overbrown the garlic because burnt garlic can make the sauce bitter.
  • Add the minced red onions and saute until translucent.

Brown the Ground Beef

  • Add the ground beef and salt.
  • Cook while stirring occasionally until the moisture from the beef evaporates and the beef develops a light brown color.
  • Don't rush this step. The slight browning of the beef adds extra flavor to the Filipino Style Spaghetti sauce.

Add the Black Pepper

  • Add 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper and mix well.
  • Adding the pepper at this stage allows the beef to absorb its flavor.
  • You can add more black pepper later according to your taste.

Add the Hotdogs

  • Add the sliced hotdogs and cook until they are slightly cooked and heated through.
  • Hotdogs are an important part of Filipino-style spaghetti and give the sauce that familiar flavor many Filipinos grew up loving.

Add the Oyster Sauce

  • Add the oyster sauce and mix well.
  • I like adding the oyster sauce at this stage so the beef and hotdogs can absorb its savory flavor.

Add the Liver Spread and Vegetables

  • Add the liver spread, minced bell pepper, and grated carrots.
  • The grated carrots provide natural sweetness to the sauce. If you prefer a sweeter Filipino-style spaghetti, you can add sugar according to your taste.
  • Cook until the bell pepper becomes very soft.
  • Cover the pan and stir occasionally while cooking.

Add the Butter

  • Once the meat and vegetables have cooked, add the butter.
  • This is when I prefer to add the butter rather than adding it during the initial sauteing.
  • Adding the butter at this stage helps give the sauce a richer and creamier texture without developing too much of the nutty flavor that can happen when butter is cooked for a longer time at the beginning.

Add the Mushrooms

  • Add the mushrooms and mix well.
  • Cook for a few minutes so the mushrooms can blend with the meat mixture.

Cook the Tomato Paste

  • Add the tomato paste and mix thoroughly.
  • Cook the tomato paste for about 2 minutes.
  • This step helps reduce the sharp sourness of the concentrated tomato paste and allows its flavor to develop before adding the spaghetti sauce.

Add the All-Purpose Cream

  • Add the Nestle All Purpose Cream and mix well.
  • Cook the cream briefly before adding the spaghetti sauce.

Add the Filipino-Style Spaghetti Sauce

  • Pour in the Filipino-Style Del Monte Spaghetti Sauce.
  • Mix everything together.
  • Bring the sauce to a boil, then lower the heat and allow it to simmer gently.
  • Cover the pan and stir occasionally.

Adjust the Consistency

  • I personally prefer this Filipino Style Spaghetti sauce thick and rich.
  • If you prefer a thinner sauce, you can add a little water until you reach your desired consistency.
  • If you add water, remember to taste the sauce again and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

Add the Cheese

  • Add the grated Eden cheese.
  • Cook and stir until the cheese melts completely and becomes incorporated into the sauce.
  • Taste and adjust the salt, pepper, or sweetness according to your preference.

Cook the Spaghetti Noodles

  • Cook the spaghetti noodles according to the instructions on the package.
  • Drain well and serve with the creamy Filipino-style spaghetti sauce.
  • Top generously with extra grated cheese.