

Acaraje black-eyed pea fritters with shrimp filling
Seafood
Ingredients
- - Black Eyed Peas : 800g
- - Garlic : 1 clove
- - Green Chilli : 1
- - Red Onions : 1 small finely diced
- - Plain Flour : 2 tablespoons
- - Salt : 1 tsp
- - Chilli Powder : 1 tsp
- - Baking Powder : 1 tsp
- - Vegetable Oil : For frying
- - Red Onions : 1 sliced
- - Ginger : 1 tablespoon chopped
- - Garlic : 2 cloves
- - Red Chilli : 1 chopped
- - Raw tiger prawns : 150g
- - Vegetable Oil : 1 tablespoon
- - Plum Tomatoes : 2
- - Coriander : 1 tablespoon chopped
- - Lime : Juice of 1
Instructions
1 - step 1 Make the filling by placing the onion, ginger, garlic, chilli, and some salt into food processor.
2 - Purée until smooth.
3 - Heat the oil in a frying pan and pour the purée into it.
4 - Fry for 5 mins or until cooked through.
5 - Add the prawns, tomatoes and chopped coriander.
6 - Squeeze in the lime and add salt to taste.
7 - Cook for 3 mins, or until the prawns have cooked through.
8 - Remove from the heat.
9 - step 2 Drain and rinse the black-eyed peas.
10 - Pour into a food processor with the garlic and chili.
11 - Purée until smooth.
12 - Scrape into a bowl and add the onion, flour, salt, chilli powder and baking powder.
13 - Mix and roll into 16 balls.
14 - step 3 Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5.
15 - Heat 8cm of the palm or vegetable oil in a wok or small heavy pan.
16 - When a small piece of bread sizzles, drop 4-5 balls into the oil.
17 - Fry until golden and crisp, about 4-5 mins.
18 - Drain on kitchen paper and repeat until they are all finished.
19 - You can keep them warm in the oven while you finish.
20 - Slice the fritters open down the centre and spoon the prawn filling in.
21 - Serve with hot sauce.