Recipes · Brazilian · Snacks
Acarajé
One serving has 507 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of folate (97%), copper (71%), manganese (54%), thiamin (48%), phosphorus (47%) and magnesium (40%). Ready in 110 minutes.
- Preparation: 90 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (156 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: shellfish
Ingredients
- 60 g Black-eyed peas, dried
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 30 g Palm oil
- 1 g Salt
- 30 g Shrimp, raw
- 5 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 0.3 g Cayenne pepper
Method
- Soak the black-eyed peas in water for at least 4 hours, then rub off and discard the skins.
- Drain and grind the peas with half the onion and the salt into a thick, fluffy paste; whip well to add air.
- Heat most of the palm oil in a deep pan to about 180 °C (350 °F) and fry spoonfuls of the paste for 3-4 minutes per side until deep golden and crisp; drain.
- For the filling, sauté the remaining onion, chili, and shrimp (standing in for the traditional dried shrimp) in the rest of the palm oil for 4-5 minutes until the shrimp is opaque and cooked through; season with the cayenne.
- Split each fritter open and tuck in the shrimp-pepper filling before serving hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 507 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 39.4 g | |
| Water | 61.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 7 g | 24% |
| Protein | 20.6 g | 43% |
| Tryptophan | 0.18 g | |
| Threonine | 0.55 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.58 g | |
| Leucine | 1.1 g | |
| Lysine | 0.97 g | |
| Methionine | 0.2 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.83 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.46 g | |
| Valine | 0.68 g | |
| Histidine | 0.44 g | |
| Fat | 31 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.01 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3 g | |
| Saturated | 15 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 48.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 93.5 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.64 mg | 71% |
| Iron | 5.3 mg | 29% |
| Magnesium | 126 mg | 40% |
| Manganese | 0.98 mg | 54% |
| Phosphorus | 330 mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 812 mg | 17% |
| Selenium | 5.6 µg | 10% |
| Sodium | 435 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | 31% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.53 mg | 48% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.15 mg | 14% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.4 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.94 mg | 19% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.28 mg | 22% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 387 µg | 97% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 59.4 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 10.4 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 10.5 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 5.2 mg | 34% |
| Vitamin K | 6.5 µg | 7% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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