Ceviche De Pescado (Fish Salad Cooked In Lime Juice) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 lbs fish fillets (such as flounder, sole, or red snapper)
    salt, to taste
    1 cup fresh lime juice (about 12 limes)
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 small garlic clove, chopped very fine
    1 -2 fresh chili pepper, seeded and chopped fine (preferably aji Amarillo)
    1 teaspoon chopped parsley
    1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
    1 medium onion, chopped fine (1/2 cup)
    3 -4 lettuce leaves
    4 ears corn, cooked and cut into 2 inch pieces
    1 lb sweet potato, roasted in the skin, peeled, and sliced into 1/2 inch thick rounds
    1 lb yucca root, peeled, cut into little-finger-sized slices, and boiled until soft
Preparation
    Cut the fish into strips 1 1/2 inches long by 1/4 inch wide. Soak the strips in lightly salted water for 1 hour to tenderize. Drain well.
    Put the fish in a bowl and fold in the lime juice carefully. Add the salt, garlic, and aji and refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes.
    Just before serving, mix in the parsley, cilantro, and onion.
    To serve, line a bowl or large platter with the lettuce. Place the ceviche in the center. Surround it with 3 separate mounds; corn pieces at the top of the platter, sweet potato slices on one end, yucca on the other. Garnish with a few strands of the local seaweed,yuyu if available.

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