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Akara bean cakes, bean fritters

Akara Recipe

Successfully making akara does require a few tips which I will be sharing in full in this article. Learn from this Akara Recipe
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Side Dish
Cuisine West African
Servings 2
Calories 109 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cup of honey beans peeled and rinsed
  • 1 crimson pepper/red bell pepper deseeded
  • 1 scotch bonnet optional
  • 1/2 large white onion/1 small white onion
  • 2 eggs
  • salt to taste
  • 1 bouillon cube
  • flaked tuna or salmon
  • 4-6 Tbsp of water
  • vegetable oil for deep frying

Instructions
 

  • Combine your peeled beans, deseeded pepper, scotch bonnet and onion in a blender, add in 3 tablespoons of water and roughly blend.
  • Add in the 2 eggs, salt and half of the bouillon cube into the mix and continue to blend for about 2 minutes as this will allow more air to be incorporated into the batter.
  • Transfer the batter into a bowl, add in the flaked fish.
  • Heat up oil in a large skillet for deep frying, this may range anywhere between 5-10 cups of oil depending on the depth of the skillet. Heat the oil to 400F.
  • Use a spoon to scoop portions of batter into the oil, ensure that one portion is not too close to the other to prevent the bean balls from sticking together when frying.
  • The bean balls will rise to the surface of the oil, let it fry for 2-3 minutes till you start to see the sides browning, when light brown, flip over to the other side and let it continue to fry till the bean balls are light brown and crisp all over.
  • Line your sieve or colander with paper towel, whisk out the fried bean balls from the oil and transfer to the sieve, let the paper towel soak up any excess oil. Continue on to fry the next batch and repeat till the batter is finished.
  • Let it cool slightly and enjoy alone or with some creamy oatmeal/cornmeal.

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Notes

Tips

  • If you do not possess a cooking thermometer, drop in a little scoop of the batter into the hot oil and see if it rises to the surface, if it sinks and stays at the bottom of the oil, the oil is not hot enough, give it more time to heat up. It is ready only when the batter rises to the surface sizzling.
  • As you begin frying the bean balls, alternate between high and medium heat to prevent the balls from cooking only on the outside.
Keyword AKARA (BEAN FRITTER/CAKE) RECIPE