Breakfast for 15

Akara Fritters

Name: Akara Fritters
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups black-eyed peas; 3/8 cup water; 1 onion; 1 inch piece of ginger; 3/4 scotch bonnet pepper (optional); 1 level teaspoon salt; 4 cups vegetable oil (optional)

Black-eyed peas blend with onion, ginger, and pepper, then fry in vegetable oil until crisp outside and tender inside.

Typical price

$2.19for 4 servings

$0.55 per serving$2.19 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
15servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Canned beans$0.09/oz typical	9.75 oz	$0.88Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.22Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.20

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups black-eyed peas
3/8 cup water
1 onion
1 inch piece of ginger
3/4 scotch bonnet pepper (optional)
1 level teaspoon salt
4 cups vegetable oil (optional)

Steps

Soak the black-eyed peas in water for 15 minutes, then drain them.
Blend the peas, onion, ginger, Scotch bonnet, salt, and water into a thick batter.
Heat the vegetable oil in a deep, heavy pot to 350 F.
Drop small spoonfuls of batter into the oil and fry for 3 to 4 minutes per side.
Drain the fritters on a plate lined with paper towels.

Swaps

Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with canned beans on sale.