1 cup peas, black-eyed
2 pepper, red, hot, seeded, chopped
2 tsp salt
1 oil, vegetable, for frying
Directions
Soak the beans overnight in cold water. Drain, rub off and discard
the skin, cover beans again with cold water and soak for 2-3 hours
longer. Drain, rinse, and put through a meat grinder using the finest
blade, or reduce bit by bit in an electric blender. Grind the
peppers. Add the salt and peppers to the beans and beat with a wooden
spoon until they are light and fluffy and considerably increased in
bulk.
Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan and fry the mixture by
tablespoonfuls until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper
towels. Serve hot as an accompaniment to drinks.
MM and upload by DonW1948@aol.com / CBCC Submitted By
DONW1948@AOL.COM On SAT, 11 NOV 1995 012717 -0500
Servings: 24 fritters
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