PERU
Ceviche with Aji Amarillo
20 mins
4 persons
Average
Ceviche (pronounced seevietsjee) is the national dish of Peru. This dish consists of fresh fish that is cooked in lime juice. The result is a wonderfully fresh and tasty starter. Ceviche is so popular in Peru that it even has its own holiday: 'El Día Nacional del Ceviche', which is celebrated every June 28. Although we have previously shared an Ecuadorian family recipe for ceviche on our website, this recipe from the Peruvian Mariele is a completely different dish and really worth trying. This dish consists of a special but essential ingredient: Aji Amarillo pasta. You can buy this at the store (we bought it at Tjin's store in Amsterdam) or on Mariëla's website .
Vegetarian? No problem. Mariela gave us an alternative: replace the fish with fried mushrooms or avocado.
Recipes from: redactieperu.nl
Preparation
Step 1. Prepare the ingredients
Cut the fish fillet into equal cubes of approximately 2 to 3 cm. Then place the fish cubes in a bowl covered with foil and place the bowl in the refrigerator.
Cut the red onions julienne (thinly sliced) and place them in a bowl with cold water and the ice cubes. Also put in the refrigerator.
Finely chop the chili pepper (or aji limo), ginger and coriander and chop the garlic.
Step 2. Prepare the ceviche
Remove the bowl with fish from the refrigerator and season the fish with salt. Then add the garlic, ginger, chili pepper, aji amarilo paste (add little by little and taste as you go, as it can be spicy) and coriander.
Remove the onion from the refrigerator and drain. Add to the fish mixture along with the juice of the limes. Add the lime juice little by little and taste as you go to ensure the seasoning is good.
Mix everything well and serve with a garnish of your choice.
Ingredients
400 grams whitefish fillet (sea bass)
2 large red onions
8 limes
8 tbsp pure aji amarillo paste (available in the store. Amsterdam: Tjin's toko)
1 chili pepper or Aji limo
12 sprigs with coriander leaves
1 tsp fresh ginger root
2 cloves of garlic
12 ice cubes
Salt to taste
Garnish of your choice (optional)
Choclo (Peruvian corn) or canned corn
Boiled sweet potato
Fried and salted chulpe corn (cancha)
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