Spaghetti wouldn't be missing
on every holiday Filipino occasions. That's why for now, let's
cook a more grandeur one, more delicious, ultimately more fantastic
version of our favorite Filipino-style Spaghetti. This is Baked Spaghetti. So first,
let's saute first. I heated my casserole already, so it needs
to be red because it's Christmas season. You put a bit of oil. Okay, and then let's
make some saute. So garlic. The garlic. Just until light brown. This one is also
simple recipe too. I'm sure that you have treasured
Spaghetti recipe that you use. It's just that maybe, you can
learn something new with this, right? So watch also. Cooking Spaghetti is one of our favorites especially
during holiday season because you know that? It makes us happy, right? Even though everyone
sees it as simple, easy to do. When you see it on table,
you become excited and the affordability and accessibility
is also a big factor for this recipe. Very easy to do and
the ingredients, readily available in the
supermarket and very affordable too. Okay. So when it becomes light brown,
you put your onion. I'm using red onion,
why is our onion red now? It's because it's Christmas
that's why it is red. You can also use white
onions, no problem. Season it with salt generously
just on the beginning. Sweat it. And then of course, I'm going
to put the grounded meat. This is grounded pork. To the people who are not allowed to
eat pork or they have another preference, you can use grounded beef,
you can even use grounded chicken and of course, you can
also use tuna if you want. No problem. So this is grounded pork. You saute it. And then here, while I am
sauteing the grounded pork, I am going to put
annatto powder. So this is annatto powder. This will add more color and
a nutty flavor to your Spaghetti. This is annatto powder and I'm also
going to season it with soy sauce. So that it would
really be so tasty. Okay, make sure that
you saute it properly. And then I'm going
to put hotdogs. So you can use chicken hotdogs,
beef hotdogs but me, I like this red so that it would really
feel like Christmas, right? And I'm also going to
put sliced mushrooms. This is just optional though if you just
want grounded meat, there's no problem. Okay, you make some saute and
then I'm going to put tomato paste. This is also optional. The reason why I am just
putting this tomato paste is for the color of sauce
to be more vibrant red and the acidity will remove
the feeling of being fed up. And I'm going to
put tomato sauce. This is tomato sauce. You can also use sweet-style tomato
sauce if you want, this is just plain. You can also put your favorite Spaghetti sauce,
no problem and this is banana ketchup. So this banana ketchup would
really give that Filipino-style. It's a strong factor on
making Spaghetti delicious and I'm putting condensed milk,
so this is really the main sweetener and this will also make your
Spaghetti to be more creamy. Tasty. If you also don't want to put
condensed milk then sugar, no problem. You just put a splash of sugar
and then you just mix. There it is, right? It is fantastic,
it's really festive. So if you also don't want to use
Spaghetti, you want macaroni, penne or any shape of pasta that is going to make
you happy then push, you use that one. It's just that the Spaghetti
is very festive, right? You know that.... It's part of the tradition that when
you can find it on the table, right? All of the family members becomes excited so
this dish will surely bring your family together. So that's why we always cook
Spaghetti when Christmas or New Year. So there, you
bring it to a boil. And then I'm going to put
just a splash of white vinegar. Of course, what is
taught by my mother, to prolong the life span
of food, you put it vinegar. Just a splash and
then bring it to a boil so that the vinegar
will not taste uncooked. Okay, so you mix,
the vinegar boiled already. And then put some cheese, it's optional but
me, I like putting cheese to the actual sauce. There it is, right? So that when you forgot to
put cheese on top, no problem. And then let's do
the final seasoning. If you are not satisfied with the
sweetness, you put sugar more. I'm going to put
black pepper. I will taste it first
before salting it. Go! So it's really like Christmas. It just feel like it only
needs a bit of salt. But it's so good. It taste like a happy celebration. Perfect. So I'm going to set this aside and actually,
I already boiled a Spaghetti here. This is 1 kg of Spaghetti
which I have boiled a while ago. I just decreased it,
I just undercook it. If the label says to cook it for 9 minutes,
you just cook it for 7 minutes because remember that you are still
going to bake it or even you don't bake it. "I don't have oven." No problem. It can be no bake but since,
it will be soaked with sauce, you don't want to overcook this
because otherwise, it will be soggy or in Tagalog term, it's like 'malabsak'
your pasta noodles would be. So now, let's cook our cheese topping that
we are gonna put on top of our Spaghetti before we put
it in the oven. So I have fresh milk in here, right?
You just pour it to your casserole. This is cornstarch. And I have here some
easy melting cheese, you use any type of cheese
that is going to melt quickly or simply, cheese that
you are available with since it will just melt
when it is heated. So there, you just mix
all the ingredients together and then you dissolve the cornstarch
first before you put it on flame. So there. So when the
mixture boils, right? It will boil already,
as you can see. You just bring
it to a light boil. When you see that there's
bubbles already, okay? And obviously, your sauce has
become gooey already, this is ready. You can turn it off. You can also taste it if
you want to season it a bit. So it needs to be gold. You can taste it. I will put it a bit of salt. Okay, it's very important that all of
the component of your dish is tasty. A bit more. Well-seasoned. Even our pasta, okay? We put it salt generously
when we boil it. And then I'm going
to teach you a tip. It's also not required though because
you may become stress, right? Not a requirement,
just a suggestion only. You may put a pinch of nutmeg
here in your cheese sauce. It's taste will enhance more and
you know, nutmeg is a holiday spice. So it would really smell
more holiday in the kitchen. Or this is the type that your husband
or your kid or your customer will ask you "What have you put?
Why does it smell good?" Your cheese sauce is tasty. So it's the nutmeg. Just a pinch,
a bit only. And now, we are ready to
assemble the Spaghetti. Okay, so to assemble it,
it's just very easy. You ready your sauce
and the Spaghetti. You put Spaghetti first
here in the bowl. Put some noodles and then,
you just toss the sauce here. And why I am giving myself a hard time
with this small ladle when I have a big one here. So there it is, right? And then you just
toss it like that. It can also be on the actual baking
dish just to make it less messy. For it to be not that messy
on the baking dish. So there,
you toss it. Remember that if you
are baking Pasta dishes, you still need to put additional
sauce for it to be not dry easily. Okay, you toss it like that and
then you get your baking dish. I'm sure that if your family saw you cooking
that, maybe they can't wait for you to bake that. Right? You can also eat it like this,
it's not a requirement to bake it. You know that in our kitchen,
there is really no requirement. What's the most important is
where you are happy, right? So if you want to put it cheese or
the sauce of this has cheese already, then you may eat it
already, no problem. Even me, I am going to eat
now if there's just no camera. You just put a bit of that. Okay. Tray one. So let's make another one. So there, let's
make another tray. And then the sauce. So if you have remaining sauce
then it's good, you put it on freezer. Right? So it's until New Year already,
you're not gonna cook anymore. If you also don't have remaining sauce then it's
better because you can cook a lot for New Year. So another batch. This tossing seems to be a torture, it is like
I want to get a fork then eat this already. Right? But a bit patience because of course,
if this is delicious, this is actually delicious not because I cooked this but just the
smell and look, it's already delicious. It will be more delicious if we put
it cheese sauce already on the top. That's why let us
wait for a bit. Oh my! It might get full. Not that full because the cheese
sauce may overflow, just enough. So there. So it's ready. Let's already put our
cheese sauce on top. You don't need to bake that, it can
just be Spaghetti with love on top, right? You don't need to be stressed
anymore if you don't have oven. You just let it set. It's just that when you bake that,
there's a bit of effect. That the one who will eat it will more
feel you really have tough time making it. Again, do not be stressed. There it is, right? Very perfect. Of course, we are gonna
clean that sides of pan. You can just use a
spatula, like this. Okay. And then you set it
up on the oven already. Actually, it's cooked already
so you have two options. You may just broil it for
the top to be brown or you set it up on a very hot
oven around 400° to 450° F for around 10 to 15 minutes until the top
becomes brown and for it's sides to crust. So there. We cooked already. So after baking it in a hot
oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until the top is
nicely golden brown. It's also good that there's
a bit of burnt, right? So you let it cool for
a while before slicing it. I am going to ready golden fork
because I'm very excited to try this. So let's get some on this part. Look at that. See? Perfect. So what I've said that it really
radiates grandiose, right? But it's also not hard
to make, right? Just very easy. If you don't have oven
then no need to bake. You just pour the cheese topping and of course,
let's partner it with our favorite Coca-Cola. Let's add more so we
will have a lot of drinks. So there. Let's taste it already. Oh my! I really like
this skin on the top. It radiates so much grandiose and this
is what I'm saying to you that is very moist. Oh my God! It's really perfect. This Coca-Cola is really perfect
with our favorite Spaghetti. I really feel the
Christmas already, as in! So what are you
still waiting for? Make the perfect combination,
make the perfect meal that will surely make your family,
friends, and yourself extra happy. So you cook already and
happy cooking, happy eating :)
