Akara Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Pepper Sauce
Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats and NYT Cooking.
Black-eyed peas are briefly soaked and skinned, blended with onion, chilli and salt, whisked until fluffy and fried at 175 °C, then served with a quick tomato and pepper sauce.
Based on the listed ingredients, none of the 14 major EU allergens. Always check product labels.
Method
- 1
Soak. Soak the peas 15-60 minutes to loosen the skins.
- 2
Skin. Pulse in water, pour off the floating skins and repeat until the peas are nearly clean.
- 3
Pepper sauce. Blend the tomatoes, pepper, chilli and onion and simmer with oil and salt until thick.
- 4
Batter. Blend the peas with water, onion, chilli and salt to a smooth paste, then whisk until airy.
- 5
Fry. Fry tablespoons of batter at 175 °C for about 6 minutes, turning, until golden.
- 6
Serve. Drain and serve warm with the pepper sauce.
Storage
Best eaten warm on the day. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours for up to 2 days and re-crisp in a 200 °C oven until piping hot.
EU nutrition claims
- Source of protein: 3.6 g protein per 100 kcal, about 15% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
- Source of fibre: 2.1 g fibre per 100 kcal (needs ≥ 1.5 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 62 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- large bowl
- colander
- blender or food processor
- small saucepan
- deep heavy pan or wok
- cooking thermometer
- slotted spoon
- tray lined with kitchen paper
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 342 kcal |
| Protein | 12.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 36 g |
| of which sugars | 7.8 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 17.6 g |
| of which saturates | 1.4 g |
| Fibre | 7.1 g |
| Salt | 1.12 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
3.6 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
