Anyone have Ceviche recipes?

Eat2Win
Eat2Win Posts: 123 Member
edited January 19 in Recipes
I've had Ceviche out a few times and really love it. Today I was out and had some at a Peruvian restaurant
which had white fish, shrimp and Calamari in it with such a refreshing finish I felt so good and was clean eating. So, I wondered if there was anyone out there on MFP who has some wonderful recipes to share. I'm so looking forward to
making some of my own :) Thanks so much in advance if you do share.

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  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    I just use tilapia, popcorn shrimp, lime juice and salsa.

    One of the nice things about this is that the citric acid cooks the seafood, so you can mix it in the morning, pack it in ice and take it for a picnic.
  • Eat2Win
    Eat2Win Posts: 123 Member
    Do you cook it at all or does the citric acid do the "cooking"?
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    The ceviche I had in Mexico was delicious. I think it's basically uncooked seafood, lemon juice and fruit/vegetables. The one we had chopped mango, bell peppers, tomato, etc.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Do you cook it at all or does the citric acid do the "cooking"?

    Just the citric acid.

    So, does that mean that this counts as raw food, as well?

    MMMMM, mango...I want mango now.
  • Eat2Win
    Eat2Win Posts: 123 Member
    I think it would count as raw, since it's not heat treated. I did just read that as for shellfish, if you don't get it right off the boat, it's better to cook it, since shellfish is more quickly suseptable to bacterias. Hmmmm, something to consider before trying to make it.

    I believe the one I had on a cruiseship had mango. I'll have to go see if I can find the photo of the ceviche I fell in love with the first
    time around. I loved it so much, I asked for a second appetizer each night we ate in this one cruise ship restaurant..........
  • ripemango
    ripemango Posts: 534 Member
    this is the one imo:

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/avocado-shrimp-ceviche-estillo-sarita/detail.aspx

    read the people's reviews to get a sense of what you personally are looking for and what suits your taste preference. I do recommend letting it sit in the lime juice for a few hours and using some finely minced jalapeno instead of hot sauce. I would also eat it w tortilla chips and not saltines, but to each their own.
  • ripemango
    ripemango Posts: 534 Member
    yeah, yeah, i know. pretty much use to it by now :p
    Do you cook it at all or does the citric acid do the "cooking"?

    Just the citric acid.

    So, does that mean that this counts as raw food, as well?

    MMMMM, mango...I want mango now.
  • Eat2Win
    Eat2Win Posts: 123 Member
    Pu_239: Thank you so much for your personal recipe and the photo. I will definitely give this a try.

    Do you buy fresh shrimp or frozen or does it matter? What about other seafoods, do you ever use them?
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    this is the one imo:

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/avocado-shrimp-ceviche-estillo-sarita/detail.aspx

    read the people's reviews to get a sense of what you personally are looking for and what suits your taste preference. I do recommend letting it sit in the lime juice for a few hours and using some finely minced jalapeno instead of hot sauce. I would also eat it w tortilla chips and not saltines, but to each their own.

    Tortilla chips (tostadas) for ceviche, saltines for Cocktel campeche (shrimp, avocado, ketchup and hot sauce)!
  • Eat2Win
    Eat2Win Posts: 123 Member
    Pu_239: Thank you so much for your personal recipe and the photo. I will definitely give this a try.

    Do you buy fresh shrimp or frozen or does it matter? What about other seafoods, do you ever use them?

    oh yes... it doesn't really matter what shrimp you buy, just make sure it's raw..

    ha yes, the more seafood the better. You can also add octopus and imitation crab in to the original recipe to get more seafood mixture. use that imitation crab stuff(shred it all up), don't use shell fish.
    Octupus is hard to cook as well.

    If you buy 2lbs of shrimp, you can boil the shells and make a nice broth to add to the ceviche. We sometimes even add a shrimp flavored bullion cube in to the boiling shrimp shells.

    You can also get like 1lbs, boil it(already peeled). then you an dice up those pieces, and mix them in when it's all ready. So you have raw and cooked shrimp. add the broth fro the shells after it's cooled.

    when we would make it in mexico, the meats we used where shrimp, octopus, scallops, calamari, abalone...we would mix it all together.


    I definitely feel I want to combine shrimp, scallops, and calamari. I really didn't know until today that they were "cooked" in a lime bath. I'm still adjusting to that it's been raw, lol. I read, though that shellfish was best cooked ahead unless coming direct from the boat. What do you think of that? You seem to be so experienced with this and would know best I think.

    Also I like the idea of cooking the shrimp shells to make a broth, which I'd love to do for a fish soup........that sounds great. How long do you cook the shells?
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    shrimp, tilapia, onion, cilantro, tomato, avocado and add a little pineapple juice to the lime juice.... YUM!
  • lintino
    lintino Posts: 456 Member
    bump
  • icyeyes317
    icyeyes317 Posts: 226 Member
    I haven't had ceviche in a long time, but thanks to this post, I now know to check what is in it before I eat it.

    Evil mango could have struck again. Damn allergy.
  • Skrib69
    Skrib69 Posts: 687 Member
    Hmmm, hungry now, but it's midnight here!!
  • chelseagirlfl
    chelseagirlfl Posts: 207 Member
    um we make ceviche all the time, buy some tiger shrimp. medium size, raw.

    You chop them up in to 3rds.

    dice an onion, put the onion and the shrimp in a bowl and cover with lemon juice (takes a lot of lemons).

    stir ocassionally, letting it sit for about an hour. In the mean time, dice, cucumber, tomato, avocado, cilantro. For every pound of shrimp, it's 2 cucumbers 1 tomato and 1 avocado.

    once the shrimp is done cooking in the lime juice, mix all ingredients. Add some clamato(don't use V8), add salt, pepper, to taste. We dice habneros, and add hint o wisochiore sauce as well.

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    buy tostadas and enjoy.

    we should have a LIKE button this recipe looks great and I am borrowing it. THANK YOU for taking the time to type it out.

    Chella
  • Yarabago
    Yarabago Posts: 33 Member
    This is my recipe too.Im from Sinaloa mex.and this is the best Ceviche.:)
    um we make ceviche all the time, buy some tiger shrimp. medium size, raw.

    You chop them up in to 3rds.

    dice an onion, put the onion and the shrimp in a bowl and cover with lemon juice (takes a lot of lemons).

    stir ocassionally, letting it sit for about an hour. In the mean time, dice, cucumber, tomato, avocado, cilantro. For every pound of shrimp, it's 2 cucumbers 1 tomato and 1 avocado.

    once the shrimp is done cooking in the lime juice, mix all ingredients. Add some clamato(don't use V8), add salt, pepper, to taste. We dice habneros, and add hint o wisochiore sauce as well.

    308369_2714824471468_996123071_n.jpg

    buy tostadas and enjoy.
  • bsmith404
    bsmith404 Posts: 333 Member
    Funny as I was just looking at aceviche recipe from Skinnytaste.com that I was going to try to make for a potluck this week when I saw this post. But the above poster ceviche reipes looks very good.
  • amaysngrace
    amaysngrace Posts: 742 Member
    Here is a link to the recipe Ceviche style Shrimp and Avocado Tacos, they are wonderful with some South American Salsa, yum.
    http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/seviche-style-shrimp-avocado-tacos-10000001072134/
  • kms1320
    kms1320 Posts: 599 Member
    2lb tilapia, flaked
    1lb precooked deveined shrimp, diced
    2 containers of pico de gallo
    1 diced large cucumber
    1 cup lime juice

    stir in a bowl

    serve on a tostada, top with guacamole
  • summersbest
    summersbest Posts: 194 Member
    um we make ceviche all the time, buy some tiger shrimp. medium size, raw.

    You chop them up in to 3rds.

    dice an onion, put the onion and the shrimp in a bowl and cover with lemon juice (takes a lot of lemons).

    stir ocassionally, letting it sit for about an hour. In the mean time, dice, cucumber, tomato, avocado, cilantro. For every pound of shrimp, it's 2 cucumbers 1 tomato and 1 avocado.

    once the shrimp is done cooking in the lime juice, mix all ingredients. Add some clamato(don't use V8), add salt, pepper, to taste. We dice habneros, and add hint o wisochiore sauce as well.

    308369_2714824471468_996123071_n.jpg

    buy tostadas and enjoy.

    Thanks for the recipie. Will be definitely making it!
  • summersbest
    summersbest Posts: 194 Member
    Here is a link to the recipe Ceviche style Shrimp and Avocado Tacos, they are wonderful with some South American Salsa, yum.
    http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/seviche-style-shrimp-avocado-tacos-10000001072134/
    Thanks for the link. I love both seafood and tacos. Sent the recipe to my sister.
  • JeneticTraining
    JeneticTraining Posts: 663 Member
    Oh helllll yeahhhh.

    That's what I'm doing tomorrow
  • Eat2Win
    Eat2Win Posts: 123 Member
    I'm so glad that we have all learned so much today about Ceviche and I'm grateful to have all this knowledge now to move forward with!! Everyone who posted, thank you and to all who will try it out, ENJOY!! as I will for the first time when I make it myself :)
  • adorable_aly
    adorable_aly Posts: 398 Member
    bump... when I was in Peru ceviche was definitely the stand out dish, can't wait to recreate it at home!

    Thanks
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