| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables, Grains | Cuban | Appetizers, Archived, Cuba, Update | 20 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 | lb | Dried black-eyed peas |
| rinsed in cold water | ||
| picked over | ||
| And soaked overnight in | ||
| cold water to cover | ||
| changing the water | ||
| Several times | ||
| 4 | Cloves garlic, crushed | |
| 2 | t | Salt |
| 1 | t | Freshly ground black pepper |
| 4 | To 6 tablespoons water | |
| Peanut or vegetable oil for | ||
| frying | ||
| Fresh line juice to taste | ||
| 1 | When the peas have | |
| softened remove their | ||
| skins just rub them | ||
| Off), soak an additional 30 | ||
| minutes drain and | ||
| rinse. | ||
| 2 | In a food processor fitted | |
| with a steel blade | ||
| process the peas garlic | ||
| Salt, and pepper. With the | ||
| motor running add the | ||
| water through the | ||
| Feed tube and continue | ||
| processing until the | ||
| puree | ||
| is smooth and | ||
| Thick. | ||
| 5 | Preheat the oven to 250 | |
| degrees. In a large | ||
| heavy-bottomed skillet | ||
| Or deep fryer over | ||
| medium-high heat heat 2 | ||
| to 3 inches of oil to 375 | ||
| Degrees, or until a drop of | ||
| batter sizzles when it | ||
| touches the oil and | ||
| Fry 1 tablespoon of batter | ||
| until golden brown. Taste | ||
| for seasoning and | ||
| Adjust if necessary in the | ||
| remaining batter then | ||
| drop the mixture by | ||
| T | Into the hot oil, and fry | |
| the fritters until golden | ||
| brown | ||
| On all sides, turning with | ||
| a slotted spoon. Do not | ||
| fry too many at | ||
| Once, or the oil | ||
| temperature will fall and | ||
| they will be soggy rather | ||
| Than crisp. Place the | ||
| fritters on a | ||
| paper-towel-lined platter | ||
| in the oven | ||
| Until all have been cooked | ||
| and serve hot sprinkled | ||
| with salt and lime | ||
| Juice. | ||
| Makes 20 to 24 fritters | ||
| Mary Urrutia | ||
| Randelman "Memories of a | ||
| Cuban Kitchen" | ||
| Macmillan | ||
| 1992 | ||
| FRITURAS DE CARITA | ||
| Black-Eyed Pea Fritters |
INSTRUCTIONS
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip
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