Black-Eyed Pea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. red onion, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 c. red bell pepper, minced
2 jalapenos, seeded and minced
2 Tbsp. butter
2 c. cooked black-eyed peas
2 egg yolks
1 tsp. Tabasco
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. black pepper
1 c. fine fresh breadcrumbs
cornmeal
salsa

Preparation

Saute onion, garlic, bell pepper and jalapenos in butter.
In a bowl, combine them with the remaining ingredients and chill about an hour.
Form small patties from the batter and coat them with yellow cornmeal.
Fry in vegetable oil in a skillet until browned. Serve with salsa.
Yield:
10 cakes.