Recipe

Not-your-traditional Acaraje Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Boofie / All my dishes 1 year ago Fritters made of mashed beans, hiding chunks of shrimp and veggies. Goes great with a mango-pineapple salsa and a fresh tomato salad. Unlike authentic acaraje which uses dried shrimp, I prefer fresh shrimp in mine. Prep:60m Cook:10m Servings:6	Boofie
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Ingredients

1 pound of beans (I use 2/3 black eyed peas and 1/3 black beans), cooked and drained

2 lbs small shrimp, cleaned and chopped 1/4-1/2" pieces

1/2 small sweet onion, diced fine

1/2 habanero chili, very fine chop

2 tbsp salt

1/2 tsp fresh black pepper

1/4 tsp ground cumin

Fresh cilantro

Flour for coating

Oil for frying

Directions

Take 2/3 of your beans and mash into a paste in a bowl or use your food processor to do the work for you.

Fold in remaining whole beans, chopped shrimp, onion, chili, salt, pepper, cumin, and a handful of fresh chopped cilantro.

Form mixture into 6 even patties and allow to chill for at least 30 minutes to overnight. This will let them firm up and make frying easier.

When ready to fry, heat about 1/2 an inch of oil until nearly smoking.

Meanwhile, coat bean patties with flour, handling them carefully so they do not fall apart.

Carefully place patties into oil, a couple at a time, and allow to cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until crispy and shrimp is done.

Drain on paper towels and serve with fresh mango salsa and tomato salad.

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Comments

mark555 1 year ago said:
I would not know traditional from nontraditional, but it sounds intriguing. It looks like it is worth a try! Thank you for posting it.
Mark

trigger 1 year ago said:
Love the fresh shrimp you used in your Not-your-traditional Acaraje
This sound great I have a fifty pound bag of habaneros you do the math ...lol
Five forks

sitbynellie 6 months ago said:
Love the look of this - love beans, love shrimp - I've got it printed out to try!
Cheers and thanks for the recipe.
Nellie

ebonyeyedenigma 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
These bean fritters originated in Western Afrika, but with the slave trade they spread to the Caribbean and Brazil.

I have friends from Afrika that make these on weekends and as appetizers when they have friends over. I will have to try these!~!!

Be well,
Annie Jimenez

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