Authentic Acaraje black-eyed pea fritters with shrimp filling
Seafood

Authentic Acaraje black-eyed pea fritters with shrimp filling

Authentic Acaraje black-eyed pea fritters with shrimp filling is a delicious Seafood dish that can be prepared in just a few simple steps....

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6 Min Prep

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41 Min Cook

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3 Servings

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Non-Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 800g Black Eyed Peas
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • 1 small finely diced Red Onions
  • 2 tablespoons Plain Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • For frying Vegetable Oil
  • 1 sliced Red Onions
  • 1 tablespoon chopped Ginger
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 chopped Red Chilli
  • 150g Raw tiger prawns
  • 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
  • 2 Plum Tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon chopped Coriander
  • Juice of 1 Lime

Instructions

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step 1 Make the filling by placing the shallot, ginger, garlic, chilli, and some seasoning into food processor.
2
Purée until creamy.
3
bring to temperature the fat in a frying pot and stream in the purée into it.
4
sauté for 5 mins or until cooked through.
5
toss in the prawns, tomatoes and cut up coriander.
6
Squeeze in the lime and toss in seasoning to salty profile.
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make for 3 mins, or until the prawns have cooked through.
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Remove from the bring to temperature.
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step 2 strain and rinse the black-eyed peas.
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stream in into a food processor with the garlic and chili.
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Purée until creamy.
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Scrape into a container and toss in the shallot, baking flour, seasoning, chilli ground mix and baking ground mix.
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toss together and roll into 16 balls.
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step 3 bring to temperature the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5.
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bring to temperature 8cm of the palm or produce fat in a wok or small heavy pot.
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When a small piece of bread sizzles, drop 4-5 balls into the fat.
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sauté until golden and crisp, about 4-5 mins.
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strain on kitchen paper and repeat until they are all finished.
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You can keep them mildly hot in the oven while you finish.
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shred the fritters open down the centre and spoon the prawn filling in.
21
dish up with fiery coulis.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
International
Course
Seafood
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
47 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

6 mins

Cooking Time

41 mins

Total Time

47 mins
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