Spaghetti and Fried Chicken

Nothing beats a home made spaghetti and a fried chicken recipe! :p~

Spaghetti Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kg. ground beef
• 1 med. onion, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, finely chopped
• 2 (15 oz. each) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (12 oz. each) cans tomato paste
• 2 (1 1/2 oz. each) Italian style spaghetti sauce mix with mushrooms
• 1 can mushrooms
• 3 c. water
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. oregano leaves
• 2 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/2 tsp. italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp. basil leaves
• 16 oz. Italian style spaghetti
• Grated Parmesan/Cheddar cheese

Procedure:

Cook and stir meat, onion, and pepper until meat is brown and onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except spaghetti and Parmesan cheese. Cover; simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Cook spaghetti as directed on package; drain. Serve meat sauce over hot spaghetti.

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Fried Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo chicken, cut into pieces/ all drumsticks
• flour/ breading for dredging
• oil for frying

          Marinade:

• 1/4 kilo kalamansi
• 5 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1/4 cups soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp paprika seasoning
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 tbsp sugar

Procedure:

• Blend marinade well and combine with the chicken pieces. It’s best to marinate for 4 hours in the refrigerator. Stir meat occasionally to distribute marinade evenly.
• Roll chicken pieces in flour/breading. My technique was to put the flour/breading on a zip loc bag or any small food plastic. Put chicken one at a time and shake.
• In a non-stick skillet over medium heat, pan-fry chicken pieces in a little oil for 8-10 minutes on each side or until fully cooked and browned on both sides. Drain on paper towel. Serve immediately.