Spaghetti Madness

I didn’t posted this for so long, maybe I must have forgotten that I made some funny spaghetti where I cannot trace where the heck was the cheese grater and so I didn’t mind but just to cut off in big chunks the quick melt cheese and just place it off the plate to where the bulky mountain of pasta was and it was really a good laugh.

One Delightful evening, a Spaghetti Madness



I don’t have hotdog that time, only minced beef and mushroom to include in my spaghetti. It was still good to eat, nothing that I can think of when Thursday pasta comes. I just can’t seem to miss a week without preparing any pasta for hubby and myself. Not because of any occasion to prepare this dish, but just once a week, I do get the time to prepare anything especial.
There are so many ways to prepare spaghetti, but most Filipinos would prepare it sweet. But in here, I combined the sauce which is really sweet and spicy to be more interesting to eat. Well the sweetness of the sauce will never contradict the spicy taste where in the button mushroom would just compliment together with the minced beef.
I do like the taste of toasted minced beef. I am not just satisfied with boiling it; I do need to sauté it with garlic and onion and make it a little crunchier when I chew. Well, anyway I just wanted a dinner that will soothe away the tiredness and stress of the day. I was wishing that I have garlic bread and pizza to match that lovely pizza. But anyway here is the sample recipe of my spaghetti madness:
Ingredients for Spaghetti:
Spaghetti pasta
1 medium onion
2 garlic cloves (chopped)
Minced beef
Mushroom (your choice)
Cheese
Olive oil
Tomato ketchup
Sweet and spicy sauce
Ground black pepper
Salt


Preparations/ Methods for cooking Spaghetti:

Step 1: Boil the spaghetti pasta first. Make sure it is aldente before mixing it with the rest of ingredients later. Follow the procedure which is in the packet of your pasta. Some pasta can be done within 9-11 minutes but depending on the brand of pasta you bought.


Where is that cheese grater...I just laugh about my cheese!




Step 2: Heat the pan and put some oil. Sauté the garlic and onion and put the minced beef into it. Be sure that you have boiled first the beef before sautéing it with garlic and onion. After this you can now put the mushrooms and put some salt and ground black pepper into it. After this you can now put your tomato sauce or tomato puree or tomato ketchup. Be sure to stir it well so that it won’t stick at the bottom of the pan that you’re using. Just put a small amount of water if you think that the sauce is too dense and rich. The water will depend on how much you want your sauce, creamy and thick or watery, it’s your choice. You can now put some cheese into it or if you don’t want to just spare the cheese for garnishing. Remember that you can put meatballs or hotdog into your spaghetti sauce. I just didn’t include it because I based this on my picture presentation. Enjoy your spaghetti with toasted garlic bread and pizza.

Chicken Mushroom with Sooji Rawa

Chicken-Mushroom with Sooji Rawa - This recipe is just my own concoction as I combine chicken, mushroom and Sooji Rawa or Semolina. I was thinking about creamy mushroom delight with Chicken but since I don't have an all-purpose cream at that time, I decided to use Semolina to make something like a gravy type of sauce. It looks light and not a heavy type of creamy mushroom sauce. The trick was because I put only one cube of easy quick melt cheese to do the creamy stuff and sooji rawa to do some wonderful magic on the recipe. If you don't know anything about Sooji Rawa or where to get them, I suggest you visit a local organic store or store that sells organic foods and spices. Here is the recipe that I wanted to share with you:

Ingredients for Chicken-Mushroom with Sooji Rawa:

1/2 kilo of chicken
1- medium size onion
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 tsp. of Sooji rawa or semolina
1 pack of button mushroom
1 chicken bouillon cube (knorr or maggi)
knorr liquid seasoning (for seasoning the chicken)
salt to taste
ground blk. pepper for taste
2-3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 cube quick melt cheese

Methods / Preparations for Chicken-Mushroom with Sooji Rawa:

Clean the chicken first and make sure you have scrub it with salt to remove the poignant smell. After this you need to put it in a pan with a small amount of water to make it tender before putting some oil to slightly fry it. Once your chicken is golden brown and ready, you can now saute garlic and then onion. Put some salt to your onion to cook it well. After this you need to put the button mushrooms and saute it together with the chicken as you sprinkle some liquid seasoning from knorr. I like this way so that it won't be so dark in color and that is why I don't use soy sauce for this recipe.

After this you can now put your chicken bouillon cube and put some ample amount of water for your chicken and mushroom to get tender. Simmer for around 3-5 minutes and check the taste. If it needs salt, just put some salt and then sprinkle some ground black pepper. Once the water is less you need to put the sooji rawa and stir it a bit so that it will spread together with the chicken and mushroom. To make the sauce a bit gravy, put the cube of quick melt cheese. Simmer for some more time and presto, your Chicken-mushroom with sooji rawa is now ready.

I just put a pinch of poppy seed here


If you don't have poppy seeds, its just fine. The recipe will still be as delicious as this. Although I really wanted the chicken to be fried so the color looks a bit more brown but yummy for me.
You would not be able to see the Sooji Rawa or Semolina here