Combine water and sugar
in a small pot, Stir the water until the sugar is dissolved. When it starts
boiling, reduce the heat and keep the mixture on the stove for 5 more minutes.
Remove from heat, let cool and then refrigerate until cold.
Put the bananas in a blender
along with prepared syrup and tangerine juice, blend until smooth.
Freeze the mixture
in an ice-cream maker according to the manufacturer’s directions.
Put into a freezer safe
container. Cover, and freeze for a couple of hours.
¾ cup Greek, or plain yogurt
1 clove garlic, minced
4 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
Meatballs:
1 ½ pounds ground beef
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, or 1 ½ tsp dry mint
2 eggs
½ cup bread crumbs
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable /olive oil
Salt and pepper
Sauce:
1 can tomatoes (450 g)
½ tsp dry basil
2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Yogurt sauce: combine ¾ cup yogurt, garlic, and chopped parsley. Mix very well. Put it in the fridge until serving.
Meatballs: In a medium bowl, combine, beef, bread crumbs, mint, eggs, chopped onion, salt, and pepper. Use your hand to mix all these ingredients together (5-6 minutes). After that, start to shape the mixture into small meatballs (walnut size).
Add 1 tablespoon oil in a wide frying pan. When the oil gets to its highest point, place meatballs in the pan. Brown the meatballs until every side is brown.
When you have finished browning the meatballs, empty the extra oil in the pan, add tomatoes, parsley, dry basil, salt and pepper to the pan. Cover the pan and Increase the heat, and let the tomatoes get to a boil. When it starts boiling, add the meatballs to the sauce. Reduce the heat, cover and let the sauce cook for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, place a big pot on the stove, add some water and bring it to a boil. When it starts boiling, add some salt and spaghetti. Cook the spaghetti for 7-8 minutes, drain and keep it warm.
In the end, serve the spaghetti in a big serving bowl, pour sauce and meatballs on top and bring it to the table. Serve in each plate alongside with yogurt sauce.
