Acarajé Recipe (Brazilian Black-Eyed Pea Fritters)

Ingredients

• ½ cup cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• 4 Roma tomatoes, finely chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• Kosher salt
• One 13.5-oz. can unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 cup salted roasted peanuts
• One 2-in. piece fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
• ½ small yellow onion, coarsely chopped
• 3 Tbsp. dendê oil (red palm oil)
• 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 Tbsp. dendê oil (red palm oil)
• 1 lb. large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• One 1-in. piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 2½ cups (1 lb.) dried black-eyed peas
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• Dendê oil (red palm oil), for frying