Black eye peas is said to bring you good luck and great fortune for the New Year. Traditionally around this time of the year you would see everyone making a dish with the peas. Some make a cook-up with rice and the peas or some just stew the peas and enjoy on its own.
This dish brings a lot of great memories back to me as I learnt this dish when I visited Brazil. It is stemmed from West Africa and has many variations to it. In Trinidad we make our variation called Accara made from salt fish. Here I made this dish by taking our local seasonings and blending the peas to make it a tasty fritter.
Though it is a lot of work and patience this dish is truly amazing. I hope you give it a try. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 pack Cuisine Black Eyed Peas
- 1 Chadon Beni leaf
- 1 Chive leaf
- 1 Celery stalk
- 3 Garlic cloves
- 1 Medium Onion
- 3 Pimento peppers
- 2 tsp Baking soda
- 3 cups Cuisine Soya Bean Oil
- Salt to taste
- Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the peas in a bowl and cover with water twice the amount of the peas and set aside. Note: (The longer the peas are soaking the easier it will be for the skins to come off. I recommend soaking them for two days but continuously changing the water and storing in a cool place. If you do not have all that time soak it at the start of your day and after a few hours you can begin to take off the skins yourself.
- Using both of your hand rub the peas to take off the skins.
- Cut up all the seasons into fine pieces.
- In a processor blend the peas with a little water until a paste forms. Note: (Please see video for texture)
- Place the mixture in a bowl and add the salt, black pepper, baking soda and all the seasonings. Mix well
- Heat a pot of oil on medium and using an ice cream scoop or a spoon take out the mixture and add to the hot oil.
- Leave for 3-5 minutes flipping over on each side until golden brown.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
Video
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