Peruvian Seviche

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Peruvian Seviche

Peruvian Seviche is a traditional Peruvian recipe for a classic dish of fish cooked by marinating in lime juice with garlic, chillies and herbs and which is served with cold, mashed, sweet potatoes. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Peruvian version of: Peruvian Seviche.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Additional Time:

(+over-night curing)

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Chilli Recipes Herb Recipes Peru Recipes

Ingredients:

450g fillets of corbina, red snapper or any firm, good quality, white fish
freshly-squeezed juice of 3 lemons
freshly-squeezed juice of 3 sour oranges or limes
1 red onion, thinly sliced
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
pinch of cayenne pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 hot chilli, finely chopped
2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
2 tbsp coriander (cilantro) leaves, finely chopped

Method:

Peruvian cooks will gut, clean and de-scale the fish before soaking in salt water for 10 minutes. Only then are they filleted.

Cut the fish fillets into chunks then arrange in a shallow bowl. Place the onion slices on the fish then add all the remaining ingredients before pouring the citrus juices over the top. Cover the bowl and transfer to a refrigerator to marinate over night (or for a minimum of 5 hours).

The acid in the citrus fruit will effectively 'cook' the fish flesh by pickling it. When ready to serve arrange on a bed of lettuce and garnish with cold, mashed, sweet potatoes and/or corn on the cob.