Brazilian recipe
Traditional Bahia-style acarajé (Acarajé)
Learn to make authentic Bahia-style acarajé at home: crisp black-eyed pea fritters fried in dendê oil and filled with vatapá and dried prawns.
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Ingredients
500 g of feijãthe fradinho cru
2 onions grandes chopped
Salt to taste
500 ml of dendê oil
500 ml of oil vegetal
150 g of prawns seco
Vatapá pronto
Pimenta-malagueta to taste
2 onions grandes chopped
Salt to taste
500 ml of dendê oil
500 ml of oil vegetal
150 g of prawns seco
Vatapá pronto
Pimenta-malagueta to taste
Where to find ingredients
Find Brazilian ingredients such as dendê oil, macaxeira or cassava, cachaça, palmito, cassava flour, requeijão, goiabada, guaraná, calabresa, moranga squash, cação and queijo minas in Brazilian or Latin American grocers, international food shops, larger supermarkets and online speciality grocery sections. Standard meat, dairy, produce and baking ingredients are usually available in supermarkets, butchers, fishmongers and local grocery shops. Substitutes, only if needed: firm white fish for cação, smoked sausage for calabresa, cream cheese for requeijão, and butternut squash for moranga.
Preparation method
- Quebre lightly the grãthe of feijãthe fradinho cru in the blender, without triturar completely
- Place the feijãthe em the recipiente, cubra with water and deixe of sauce por 8 the 12 times to facilitar the remoçãthe of the peels
- Remova the peels that if soltaram, lave well the feijãthe em water corrente and drain completely
- In the blender, beat the feijãthe descascado with the onions chopped and salt until obter the dough smooth and cremosa
- Transfer the dough to the bowl large and beat vigorously with the spoon of pau until that ela dobre or triplique of volume
- In the pan funda, aqueçthe the mistura of dendê oil and oil vegetal em medium-high heat
- With the help of duas spoons, shape fritters with the dough and insert-the carefully in the oil hot
- Fry the acarajés for approximately 3 the 4 minutos of cada lado, until that fiquem golden and crocantes
- Remove the acarajés with the escumadeira and place-the sobre kitchen paper to absorver the excess of oil
- Cut cada acarajé to the meio, without separá-lo completely
- Recheie generosamente with vatapá and camarões secos
- Add pepper-malagueta to taste, if desejar the toque picante
Observations
Acarajé is an iconic savoury snack from Brazilian cooking, especially from Bahia, recognised for its flavourful black-eyed pea batter. Careful preparation produces fritters that are true culinary gems. Traditionally served with vatapá, dried prawns and a touch of chilli, acarajé offers a tasting experience that celebrates rich Afro-Brazilian heritage.
This detailed recipe guides you through preparing authentic acarajé in your own kitchen. Follow the traditional methods to ensure fritters that are crisp outside and soft inside, perfect for any special moment. The secret lies in preparing the batter and frying it properly in dendê oil.
This detailed recipe guides you through preparing authentic acarajé in your own kitchen. Follow the traditional methods to ensure fritters that are crisp outside and soft inside, perfect for any special moment. The secret lies in preparing the batter and frying it properly in dendê oil.
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