Brazilian bean fritters (acarajé)

Name: Brazilian bean fritters (acarajé)
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tin white beans (Cirio Bianchi di Spagna); 2 shallots; 1 garlic clove; ¼ tsp red Tabasco sauce; 1 tsp salt; a little pepper; 5 tbsp breadcrumbs; 2 tbsp white flour; 100 g breadcrumbs; 1 egg; peanut oil , for deep-frying; 2 ½ tbsp olive oil; 12 frozen prawn tail, peeled and raw (organic); 100 g cherry tomatoes; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley; 1 lime

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Bean mixture

1 tin white beans (Cirio Bianchi di Spagna)

1 shallot, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

¼ tsp red Tabasco sauce

¾ tsp salt

a little pepper

5 tbsp breadcrumbs

For the crumb coating

2 tbsp white flour

100 g breadcrumbs

1 egg

To deep-fry the bean fritters

peanut oil, for deep-frying

Prawn salad

1 tbsp olive oil

12 frozen prawn tail, peeled and raw (organic), defrosted, dabbed dry

¼ tsp salt

100 g cherry tomatoes, quartered

1 shallot, finely chopped

2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

1 ½ tbsp olive oil

1 lime, rinsed with hot water, dabbed dry, use a little grated zest and half of the juice

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How it's done

Bean mixture

Puree the beans with all the other ingredients up to and including the pepper, mix in the breadcrumbs. Divide the mixture into 12 portions, shape into oval fritters.

For the crumb coating

Empty the flour and breadcrumbs each into a shallow dish. Beat the egg in a deep dish. In batches, toss the bean fritters in the flour, then in the egg and finally in the breadcrumbs, press firmly on the crumb coating.

To deep-fry the bean fritters

Fill a pot to ⅓ with oil and heat it to approx. 180°C. Deep-fry the bean fritters for approx. 4 mins. per batch until light brown. Remove the bean fritters with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

Prawn salad

Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry the prawns for approx. 2 mins. on each side, remove, season with salt. Mix the tomatoes, shallot, parsley, oil, lime zest and juice in with the prawns. Serve the prawn salad with the bean fritters.

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Serve with:	Chilli sauce

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