Spicy Shrimp and Garlic Bean Fritters (Akara With A Twist)
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • 2cups of oloyin i,e. honey beans(any type of beans is okay)
  • ¼ cup of crayfish
  • 1 small onion
  • 1tsp dry powdered pepper or chili flakes
  • ½ an inch of ginger(optional)
  • 2 eggs (optional)
  • oil for deep frying
  • salt or bouillon to taste
for sauce
  • 1lb of shrimp(deveined, cleaned and chopped)
  • 2garlic cloves(finely minced or crushed into a paste)
  • 4 small habanero peppers or ata-rodo(crushed)
  • ½ tsp thyme(optional)
  • 2tbsps butter
  • salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Soak beans for about 10 minutes or overnight and wash by either pulsing in a blender or rubbing the beans against both palms and draining out the skin.
  2. To pulse in the blender, simply pour the raw beans into a blender, add some water and pulse a few times to break it up. Pour the broken beans in a bowl and rub between your palms to remove the skin. Pour in some more water and the skin would float to the top. Pour the skin out and keep repeating the rubbing and draining process until the beans is free of the skins. If washing without the blender, simply soak and rub the skin between your palms, top up with water and discard the skins as they float to the top; then set aside in cold water
To make the sauce
  1. In a sauce pan heat the butter, pour in the garlic, shrimp, pepper and thyme. Season with a little stir fry. Once the shrimp begins to turn pink, quickly remove the pot from the heat and set aside (do not over cook the shrimp)
To prepare Akara
  1. blend the beans with minimal water and the onion; along with the crayfish. (You want your batter to be thick and not runny). Blend the beans into a smooth paste. Using a spoon or a whisk, beat in the eggs and dry pepper; then stir in the shrimp mix. season with salt or bouillon to taste. Heat up a deep frying pan or deep fryer with enough oil for deep frying. (while oil is heating, keep beating the akara mix to keep it fluffy) When the oil is hot enough; using a tablespoon or little scoop, pour the akara batter in little increments into the oil to fry and form balls. Fry each ball until golden brown and with a slotted spoon, scoop out the cooked balls and drain unto a paper towel to remove the excess oil. Repeat the process until the batter is used up
  2. Pair with atadindin for effect :)
Notes
To have fluffy balls, you have to keep beating the batter in between frying
Recipe by Nigerian Lazy Chef at https://www.nigerianlazychef.com/2015/11/spicy-shrimp-and-garlic-akara/