Cooking Times

45 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
65 min
Total Time

Ingredients (8 items)

500.00 g Black-eyed peas
dried, soaked overnight
1.00 medium Onion
chopped
1.00 tsp Salt
sea salt
500.00 ml Dendê oil
palm oil for frying
100.00 g Dried shrimp
for filling
50.00 g Cashews
chopped
2.00 pieces Malagueta peppers
hot peppers
200.00 g Vatapá
for serving

Instructions (6 steps)

1
Remove skins from soaked peas by rubbing.
15 minutes
2
Blend peas with onion and salt to paste.
5 minutes
3
Beat mixture by hand until fluffy.
10 minutes
4
Heat dendê oil to 180°C.
5
Fry spoonfuls of batter until golden.
5 minutes
6
Split open, fill with shrimp and vatapá.