Ceviche (Fish cooked in Citrus)
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb. of fresh fish filet like tilapia sea bass or mahi-mahi
- 1 small white onion – chopped
- 2 cloves garlic – minced
- 2 medium size vine ripe tomato or Romano Tomato - chopped
- ¼ cup of chopped cilantro
- 1 small hot chili seeded and chopped finely, optional
- 10 limes enough for at least 1 cup of juice
- ¼ teaspoon of white vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon of Tabasco optional or give it a Costa Rica Flare, add Salsa Lizano
- ½ cup of Ginger Ale or 7-up
- 2 avocados and/or mangoes cut in half to be used as boats
Instructions
- Place fish in freezer.
- Juice the limes and strain to remove the pulp and seeds.
- Add garlic, soda pop, ½ the cilantro and tomatoes (with all juice) and seasonings.
- Put all into a bowl, mix and let sit for 10 + minutes.
- Removing fish from freezer cut into cubes.
- Now add fish/shellfish to bowl and mix so all the cooking ingredients have covered the fish.
- Cover tightly and put in refrigerator.
- Toss and turn about every ½ hour until fish is cooked (usually about 3 hours total time before its cooked) then add remaining ingredients of tomatoes, onions etc.
- Once fish is cooked, remove, strain lime juice.
- Cut avocado/mango into 3/4″ cubes and mix with fish or use as boats
- Serve with corn tortilla chips or saltine crackers, Enjoy!