| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 1 day 20 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Inactive: | 1 day |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound dried black-eyed peas
- 2 onions
- 1 red pepper
- Salt
- Ground white pepper
- Olive oil
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- 1 green pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves
Instructions
- Soak peas overnight in lots of water. Drain. Peel the outside skin from the peas.
- In a processor, pulse the 1 onion and red pepper to coarsely chop. Add soaked peas and puree to a paste. Transfer to a bowl and using a whisk, whisk the mixture adding salt, white pepper and just a little soaking liquid — not too much as the mixture needs to retain its shape for frying.
- Using an ice cream scoop, form into balls about the size of a ping-pong ball. Drop into a pot of hot olive oil, heated to 360 degrees F. Fry until golden brown. Remove to paper towel-lined plate. Season again with salt and pepper.
- Make a quick dipping sauce by pulsing 2 seeded tomatoes, 1 onion, 1 green pepper and some parsley in food processor. Add olive oil and season with salt and pepper. It should be a little chunky, but smooth enough to stick to the fried akara.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 133 |
| Total Fat | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 22 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 573 mg |
Reviews
No olive oil
I love Akara but peeling the peas is a chore if you are working alone
I never fry in olive oil
I prefer peanut or canola
I never fry in olive oil
I prefer peanut or canola
Pealing the skin off the black eye pea can take repeated steps of robing them between your hands and rinsing to allow the skins to float to the top.
I like to eat mine with yogurt.
I like to eat mine with yogurt.
it was easy to cook and very good to eat!!!!!!!!!!!
something like a hush puppy