Black Eye Pea Fritters With Sauce - {Acaraje Con Molho}

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup	59ml	Dried shrimp
		Oil - for frying
2 cups	474ml	Cooked black-eyed peas
1		Spanish onion - chopped
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped garlic
1/4 cup	4g / 0.1oz	Chopped cilantro
		Dende oil - to taste
		Molho De Caraje
1		Yellow onion - chopped
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Grated ginger
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped red jalapeño
3 tablespoons	45ml	Dende oil
1/2 cup	118ml	Fresh lime juice
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped parsley
		Salt - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Soak dried shrimp in water for 30 minutes.

Preheat 3 inches of oil in a deep saucepan to 375 degrees.

Rub the skins off 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.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
MELTING POT with Aaron Sanchez - (Show # MP-1A31) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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