Meatballs with banana and Tabasco

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 375 g minced meat, mixed
• 1 banana(s)
• 1 egg(s)
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp sweet paprika powder
• 1 garlic clove(s), crushed
• ½ tsp paprika powder, hot
• 5 drops of Tabasco
• 15 g clarified butter
• salt and pepper
• 500 g tomatoes, pureed
• 1 onion(s)
• ½ lemon(s), juice
• 1 mango(s)
• 1 banana(s)
• ½ bunch coriander leaves, or flat parsley
• salt and pepper
• Sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

Meat: Knead the minced meat with the egg, peeled banana, and spices. Form into balls with moistened hands. Heat the clarified butter in a deep pan and fry the balls until browned all over, remove from the pan, and keep warm. Sauce: Sauté the finely diced onion in the remaining frying fat, then add the passata. Peel the mango, remove the flesh from the stone, and cut into pieces. Peel and slice the banana. Add both to the tomatoes and simmer briefly. Season with salt, pepper, lemon juice, and sugar, adding a little more Tabasco if desired. Add the meatballs to the sauce and heat everything back up. Stir in the finely chopped coriander (parsley) before serving. Serve with baguette and/or salad.