Appetizer

Classic Ceviche

Name: Classic Ceviche
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: 500g sea bass or sole, cubed; Juice of 8 limes; 1 red onion, very thinly sliced; 1 ají amarillo or hot pepper, minced; Cilantro, salt, sweet potato and corn to serve

Sea bass cured in fresh lime juice with ají, red onion and cilantro — Peru's national dish.

Photo: Picanteria karol · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

20m 4 servings Easy

Ingredients

500g sea bass or sole, cubed
Juice of 8 limes
1 red onion, very thinly sliced
1 ají amarillo or hot pepper, minced
Cilantro, salt, sweet potato and corn to serve

Method

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Toss fish with salt, then bury in lime juice with ají. Cure 5-10 minutes — flesh turns opaque at edges.

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1
Toss fish with salt, then bury in lime juice with ají. Cure 5-10 minutes — flesh turns opaque at edges.
2
Add red onion soaked briefly in cold water, plus chopped cilantro.
3
Plate with leche de tigre (the citrus marinade), boiled sweet potato and corn.