For acarajé, soak the beans in water the day before. The next day, some of the hulls have already come off the beans, remove the remaining hulls by hand (this works well if you rub the beans together, for example. Puree the shelled beans in a food processor to a puree.
Peel and finely chop the onions. Sauté in a little palm oil until translucent and add to the bean puree with the minced garlic. Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir again vigorously with a wooden spoon.
Form dumplings from the mixture with wet hands (or cut them out with a tablespoon), place them on a baking tray covered with baking paper and put them in the oven at 180 °C top/bottom heat for about 20 minutes. Bake the acarajé until crispy on all sides and drain on kitchen paper.
Preparation Tip:
You can also mix some finely chopped fresh ginger or a few drops of molho de pimenta calabresa (Brazilian chili sauce) into the mixture for the acarajé. Often dried or fresh shrimp are chopped and mixed into the mixture.
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