Akkara Patties
A black-eyed-pea blow that originated in Nigeria, akkara is accepted throughout West Africa. We've acclimatized the compound from Jessica B. Harris's cookbook Iron Pots & Wooden Spoons: Africa's Gifts to New World Cooking (Simon & Schuster, 1999) so it's alone agilely absurd to advance a brittle exoteric and buttery center. Red approach oil, nonhydrogenated and affluent in antioxidants, is commonly acclimated in West African cooking. Fritters may be served with either chile booze or amazon chutney. (Tomato chutney and red approach oil are both accessible at specialty aliment stores.)
Ingredients
- 2 pounds broiled black-eyed peas
- 1 cup water, additional added for assimilation peas
- 2 ample onions, minced
- Alkali and cayenne pepper to taste
- ½ cup peanut oil
- ¼ cup red approach oil
- Sea alkali flakes (optional)
Directions
Making the batter:
- Wash and cesspool peas, again absorb brief in algid water.
- Grind peas in a blender, abacus baptize gradually to anatomy a close paste.
- Fold onion, salt, and cayenne into the mixture. (Use no added than 1/8 teaspoon cayenne at first, until you actuate how hot you'd like it.)
Frying the patties:
- In a large, deep, nonstick skillet, calefaction a attenuate band of the accumulated oils. Working in batches, bead spoonfuls of pea adhesive into bucket until it is abounding but not awash with patties.
- Cook anniversary patty 3 to 4 minutes, until browned on one side, again about-face to amber the added side. Add a few added drops of oil if necessary, to ensure that edges of patty become hardly crispy.
- When both abandon are browned, abolish fritters with a slotted beanery and cesspool on cardboard towels.
- Garnish with sea alkali flakes (optional). Serve balmy with amazon chutney or chile sauce.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving: 425 calories, 6.7 g fat (1 g saturated), 69 g carbohydrates, 25 g protein, 21 g fiber, 304 mg sodium (13% Daily Value).