Best Peruvian Ceviche Recipes

PERUVIAN FISH CEVICHE

Steps:

• Have grill pre-greased and preheated to medium-high.
• Place fish in a non-reactive bowl. Add 3 cups of chilled water to fish and rinse gently. Drain water.
• Add onions to remaining chilled water and let soak.
• Meanwhile, place aji, garlic, and pinch of salt in a mortar and pestle. Grind to make a paste.
• Combine fish, lime and lemon juices, aji and garlic paste, salt, pepper, and cilantro. Let marinate for 10 minutes.
• Brush corn and sweet potato slices with oil and place on grill. Cook about 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, divide fish ceviche among 4 lettuce cups and top with onion slices. Serve with grilled corn and sweet potato slices and garnish with Japanese seaweed, if desired.

SIMPLE PERUVIAN CEVICHE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except red onion and mix well.
• Place red onion on top and let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2-3 hours before serving.
• Before serving, mix well and serve with lettuce, corn, avocado or other cold salad vegetables on the side.
• It is important to use a juicer that presses the juice out of the limes, not one that will tear the membrane of the lime sections since this will make the lime juice bitter.

PERUVIAN FISH AND SHRIMP CEVICHE

Steps:

• Boil salted water. Have ice water ready on the side. Poach shrimp for just 30 seconds and cool in ice water and drain. Combine with fish and toss with onion, ginger, garlic, hot pepper, celery, salt, and black pepper. Allow to cool in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes up to 2 hours.
• Add juices and refrigerate 1 hour. Finish with cilantro and corn, check seasoning and serve in a martini glass.

PERUVIAN MIXED CEBICHE (CEVICHE MIXTO)

Steps:

• The night before or a few hours before boil shrimp, sweet potato and corn on separate containers. Refrigerate.
• If you cannot find aji limo chilies then habanero peppers will do fine.
• You can add an assortment of cooked seafood on this recipe, this is a shrimp and fish ceviche.
• Cut fish filets into small cubes.
• Use the tip of the aji chili to rub the bottom of the glass or plastic bowl you wil be using.
• Thinly dice aji chili.
• In glass bowl, add fish, 6 ice cubes, and lime juice. Salt to taste. Stir.
• Let fish cook in lemon juice for about 15 minutes and remove ice cubes,.
• Add aji peppers to taste, add shrimp, stir.
• Chop up cilantro leaves and incorporate, stir.
• Add sliced red onions, refrigerate for about 15 more minutes.
• Serve accompanied with corn and sweet potato. (optional).

PERUVIAN SALMON CEVICHE

Steps:

• Combine salmon and shrimp in a large glass bowl. Combine 2 quarts water and 1/4 cup sea salt; stir until salt has dissolved. Pour salt water over salmon and shrimp and set aside for 30 minutes.
• Mix onions and remaining 1/4 cup sea salt in a bowl and cover with remaining cold water. Set aside for 15 minutes. Drain.
• Combine lime juice, celery, ginger, garlic, and chile peppers in a blender; blend until smooth. Strain mixture through a sieve.
• Rinse salmon and shrimp in a sieve under running cold water to wash off the salt. Rinse red onions. Mix salmon, shrimp, and onions in a large bowl. Cover with lime mixture. Set aside for 30 to 40 minutes. Serve garnished with fresh cilantro, lettuce leaves, and lime wedges.

PERUVIAN CEVICHE DE PESCADO

Steps:

• Soak fish and/or shrimp (do not include lump crab if you're including it) in salted water for 1 hour to tenderize. Drain well.
• Add lemon/lime juice until fish is covered (using more, if necessary) Add the salt, garlic, onion and peppers and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Before serving, fold in cilatro and parsley.
• To serve, line a bowl or large platter with the lettuce. Place the ceviche in the center. Surround it with 3 separate mounds: corn pieces at the top of the platter, sweet potato slices on one end, yucca on the other.
• My personal method: pour off extra citrus mixture from ceviche (to desired combination, myself I prefer extra a little extra juice in the bottom to toss the fish back into as I'm eating); use the citrus to soak the corn, potatoes, and yuca for another 10 or 15 minutes, then drain off before serving.

CEBICHE DE ATUN ( PERUVIAN CANNED TUNA CEVICHE)

Steps:

• Drain the tuna invert it onto a small platter.
• Sprinkle the chile and onion over the tuna and allow it to stand for a few minutes. Then add the tomato, chopped cilantro, and salt and pepper to taste, and gently mix together.
• Sprinkle the lime juice over all, and drizzle with the oil. Serve over lettuce if you like.
• Garnish with sprigs of cilantro and serve. Enjoy!

PERUVIAN CEVICHE

Steps:

• For the salsa: Combine the tomatoes, celery, cucumber, onion and cilantro in a mixing bowl.
• Add the lime juice, ginger, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Add the corn and aji amarillo paste. Mix well.
• For the ceviche: In a separate bowl, add the bay leaves, lime juice, some salt and pepper and 5 cups water. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. The citric acid in the lime juice will cook the shrimp in about 3 to 5 minutes. Once the shrimp turn opaque, take them out and place them on ice to stop the cooking process.
• To serve, place some avocado on each plate. Top with 6 to 7 shrimp and some of the salsa. Garnish with some Peruvian corn.

PERUVIAN CEVICHE

Steps:

• In separate pots, boil the corn and the sweet potato until tender. Peel the sweet potato. Let both cool, then cut corn into 2-inch sections and potato into 1-inch sections.
• Place cubed raw fish in a bowl with the garlic, coriander and chili pepper. Add enough lemon juice to cover the fish. Season with salt and pepper. Let marinate for 10 to 45 minutes, until the fish is milky white.
• For each serving, place a mound of the fish on a leaf of lettuce. Top with onions and a ring of red pepper, and add corn and sweet potato.

BETO'S PERUVIAN-STYLE CEVICHE

Steps:

• For the ceviche: Combine the tilapia, lime juice, diced aji amarillo, parsley, olive oil, garlic, aji amarillo paste, salt, pepper and onion in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Cover and chill to marinate, at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
• For assembly: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Roast the corn in the oven until tender, about 30 minutes. Let the corn cool 10 minutes before shucking and cutting cross-wise into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
• Heat a deep-fryer or large skillet with oil to 350 degrees F. Deep fry the sliced sweet potato until tender and set aside.
• Place 4 ounces of the ceviche per bowl. Place 3 slices of fried sweet potato and 3 sections of roasted corn on each plate. Sprinkle the chili powder over the sweet potato and corn, and top the corn with the Cotija cheese. Place one bowl on each plate with the sweet potato and corn, and serve with the tortilla chips, if using.

PERUVIAN CEVICHE WITH PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• The day before making the ceviche, place sliced onions in a medium saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil, remove from heat, then strain onions and set aside.
• In the saucepan, combine vinegar, black pepper, cumin seeds, oregano, garlic, sugar, salt and beet; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 7 minutes.
• Add the onions and simmer an additional 7 minutes.
• Place mixture in a covered container and refrigerate at least one day.
• This makes more than is needed for the ceviche, but the pickled onions can kept up to a month, in the refrigerator, and used in other dishes, like salad, and as a garnish.
• To make the ceviche, place fish in a large glass or other nonreactive bowl; cover with lime juice and allow to marinate for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Drain fish, but reserve 1/4 cup of the lime juice.
• To the fish, add the onion, chile peppers, ginger, oil, cilantro and chile paste; stir in the reserved lime juice.
• Chill thoroughly (I chill overnight).
• Drain ceviche and season to taste with salt.
• Serve in a chilled martini glass, if desired, and garnish with plantain chips or tortilla chips, pickled red onions, and slices of avocado.

PERUVIAN CEVICHE

Steps:

• For leche de tigre:
• Set a fine-mesh sieve over a small bowl. Purée first 4 ingredients and 4 large ice cubes in a blender until smooth. Add onion; pulse 3-4 times. Strain liquid into a medium bowl. Stir in clam juice, if desired; season with salt. Cover and chill.
• For ceviche:
• Pour water into a large pot fitted with a steamer basket to a depth of 1"; bring to a boil. Add sweet potato, cover, and cook until just fork-tender, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a plate; let cool.
• Meanwhile, add more water to same pot, if needed, to measure 1"; bring to a boil. Add ear of corn to pot and steam until crisp-tender, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a plate; let cool completely.
• Halve potato lengthwise. Using a small melon baller, scoop out potato balls and place them in a small bowl; set aside. Cut kernels from cob. Reserve 1/3 cup kernels (save extra kernels for another use).
• Rub a large bowl with cut sides of chile; discard. Place fluke, 2/3 of onion, leche de tigre, and 4 large ice cubes in bowl; stir well. Let marinate for 2 minutes; remove ice. Fold in potato and corn; season with salt.
• Using a slotted spoon, divide ceviche into small bowls or onto plates. Drizzle ceviche with leche de tigre from bowl; garnish with remaining onion and cilantro.

CLASSIC PERUVIAN CEVICHE

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients, 1/2 cup cubed fish, 4 tbsp cilantro, and 1 1/2 tsp salt in blender; puree. Strain into large bowl, pressing on solids. Add remaining 1 lb cubed fish, 2 tbsp cilantro, 1/2 tsp salt, chile, and red onion strips to puree, stir to coat. Cover and chill ceviche 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve with potato and corn.

SIMPLE PERUVIAN CEVICHE

Steps:

• Mix in order. Let onions sit on top while fish marinates in fridge. Mix in before serving.

CEVICHE PERUVIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Combine the scallops, flounder, shrimp, tomato, cucumber, herbs, garlic, peppers, oil, spices, sugar, and hot sauce in a large mixing bowl.
• Add enough lime juice to cover the seafood. Season with salt as needed.
• Refrigerate and marinate until the fish is opaque, about 8 hours.
• Arrange attractively on an appetizer plate or in a martini glass, and garnish with the crusty bread.

PERUVIAN STYLE CEVICHE

Steps:

• Slice fish and cut into bite-size chunks
• Combine all ingredients except red onion and mix well
• Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours - works fine overnight
• Take out of the fridge and mix well
• Garnish with red onion slices
• Serve with sides. I like mango/corn salsa and corn tortillas or flat bread. If serving as a main try it with twice baked potatoes.

PERUVIAN CEVICHE

Steps:

• Cut the fish into small pieces: You can dice it or leave it in pieces up to 1 inch square, but remember that the larger the pieces the longer it will take to marinate.
• Salt the fish, then cover with the citrus juice in a non-reactive (glass or plastic) container with a lid. Add the sliced onions and the chiles.
• Chill this in the fridge for at least 2 hours, possibly as much as 3 hours -- very large pieces can take longer. If your fish is truly raw-eating quality, it is OK if the centers of the pieces are still raw-looking.
• To serve, lay down some of the onions and chiles and top with the fish. Garnish with the cilantro.

PERUVIAN CEVICHE

Steps:

• Cut fish into pieces and place on a platter. Place the thinly sliced onions on the fish. Then add the remaining ingredients, covering with the juices. Place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours before serving. Serve on bed of lettuce and garnish with cold sweet potato or corn-on-the-cob.