Acaraje - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (16 ounce) cans white beans
1 lb fresh raw shrimp
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 minced jalapeno pepper
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Drain and rinse canned white beans. Reserve 1 cup whole beans, mash remaining beans in large mixing bowl.
Clean shrimp, chop in pieces from 1/4\" to 1/2\" in size; add to bowl.
Add cilantro, jalapeno, onion, cumin and salt & pepper. Mix thoroughly.
Fold in reserved whole beans.
Form into 2\" patties. Fry in skillet, in hot vegetable oil, until brown on both sides.
Serve with a pineapple salsa, or a drizzle of lime juice or sherry vinegar.