Best Acaraje Recipes

ACARAJE BLACK-EYED PEA FRITTERS WITH SHRIMP FILLING

Steps:

• Make the filling by placing the onion, ginger, garlic, chilli, and some salt into food processor. Purée until smooth. Heat the oil in a frying pan and pour the purée into it. Fry for 5 mins or until cooked through. Add the prawns, tomatoes and chopped coriander. Squeeze in the lime and add salt to taste. Cook for 3 mins, or until the prawns have cooked through. Remove from the heat.
• Drain and rinse the black-eyed peas. Pour into a food processor with the garlic and chili. Purée until smooth. Scrape into a bowl and add the onion, flour, salt, chilli powder and baking powder. Mix and roll into 16 balls.
• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Heat 8cm of the palm or vegetable oil in a wok or small heavy pan. When a small piece of bread sizzles, drop 4-5 balls into the oil. Fry until golden and crisp, about 4-5 mins. Drain on kitchen paper and repeat until they are all finished. You can keep them warm in the oven while you finish. Slice the fritters open down the centre and spoon the prawn filling in. Serve with hot sauce.

BLACK EYE PEA FRITTERS WITH SAUCE: ACARAJE CON MOLHO

Steps:

• Soak dried shrimp in water for 30 minutes.
• Preheat 3 inches of oil in a deep saucepan to 375 degrees F.
• Rub the skins of the black-eyed peas. Drain the shrimp and place in food processor with the onion, peas, garlic, and cilantro. Drizzle in dende oil, to taste. Using a teaspoon, carefully drop the pea mixture into the oil, frying them until golden brown. Serve with the Molho de Caraje.
• Put the first 4 ingredients in a food processor and puree lightly.
• In a hot saute pan, cook this mixture for 3 minutes. Deglaze with lime juice, add parsley and season with salt, to taste.

BLACK EYE PEA FRITTERS WITH SAUCE: ACARAJE CON MOLHO

Steps:

• Preheat 3 inches of oil in a deep saucepan to 375 degrees F. Rub the skins of the black-eyed peas. Drain the shrimp and place in food processor with the onion, peas, garlic, and cilantro. Drizzle in dende oil, to taste. Using a teaspoon, carefully drop the pea mixture into the oil, frying them until golden brown. Serve with the Molho de Caraje. Molho de Caraje: Put the first 4 ingredients in a food processor and puree lightly. In a hot saute pan, cook this mixture for 3 minutes. Deglaze with lime juice, add parsley and season with salt, to taste.

ACARAJé BAIANA RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Deixe o feijão de molho durante 2 horas, esfregando o feijão para que solte todas as cascas, troque de água pelo menos 3 vezes para retirar todas as cascas Deixando limpo, escorra em uma peneira para retirar o excesso de água Passe em um processador ou moinho de cereais transformando-o em uma massa fina Em uma panela coloque a massa e a cebola e o sal bata com uma colher de pau até que aumente seu volume e de consistência leve Em uma panela tipo caçarola coloque o azeite para aquecer e quando levantar fervura coloque a cebola inteira Com auxílio de uma colher de sopa modele os acarajés e frite até dourar Sevir quente e com molho de pimenta da Bahia Molho: Em uma caçarola pequena aqueça o azeite e adicione a cebola Deixe puxar por 1 minuto e acrescente os outros ingredientes, cozinhe por mais 3 minutos e continue mexendo O acarajé requer preparo antecipado de 4 horas Dificuldade média, o rendimento é em unidade

ACARAJE

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight in cold water, changing the water once. Rub the beans between the palms of your hands to free the outer skins, which should float to the surface. Scoop off the skins and discard. Drain the beans.
• Puree the beans and onion in a food processor. Season with the chil and salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a deep fryer or large pot to 350 degrees F.
• Using 2 soup spoons, form the bean mixture into small egg shapes. Press a dried shrimp into the center of each one, and press the bean mixture round to secure it. The shrimp should still stand proud. Fry the fritters in the hot oil in small batches until golden brown all over. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Keep warm in a low oven until they are all fried.

ACARAJE

Steps:

• Drain and rinse canned white beans. Reserve 1 cup whole beans, mash remaining beans in large mixing bowl.
• Clean shrimp, chop in pieces from 1/4" to 1/2" in size; add to bowl.
• Add cilantro, jalapeno, onion, cumin and salt & pepper. Mix thoroughly.
• Fold in reserved whole beans.
• Form into 2" patties. Fry in skillet, in hot vegetable oil, until brown on both sides.
• Serve with a pineapple salsa, or a drizzle of lime juice or sherry vinegar.