CEVICHE

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Provided by Ben Robinson

Categories     appetizer

Time 40m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 quart vegetable oil
One 6-ounce red snapper fillet
1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from 4 limes)
Kosher salt
1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced into 1/4-inch cubes
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons coconut cream
1 green plantain
1/2 red bell pepper, finely diced (about 1/4 cup)
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced into half moons
1/2 to 1 jalapeno, thinly sliced into rounds
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
1 plum tomato, halved through the stem, seeds and pulp removed

Steps:

  • Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Heat the oil to 340 degrees F in a medium Dutch oven.
  • Remove all skin, pin bones, blood lines and sinew from the red snapper fillet. Chop as evenly as possible into 1/4-inch cubes and transfer to a medium non-reactive bowl.
  • Add the lime juice and some salt; cover and refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Cook the sweet potatoes in the boiling water until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain the sweet potatoes, then mash with the rice wine vinegar and some salt in a medium bowl. Cool in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Stir in 1 tablespoon coconut cream just before serving.
  • Peel the plantain and use a vegetable peeler to slice the plantain into long, thin strips. Fry the plantain strips in the oil until lightly golden and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and season with salt.
  • Drain the fish, reserving the lime juice. Add the onion, bell pepper and jalapeno to the lime juice and let sit until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Drain the vegetables, reserving the lime juice. Combine the fish with the vegetables and add the remaining 1 of tablespoon coconut cream. Season with salt and add the reserved lime juice as needed.
  • To assemble, spoon the sweet potato puree onto 2 plates, making a shallow well in the center. Place a 3-inch round ring mold in the center and fill with the ceviche. Top with the chopped cilantro and chives, then remove the ring mold. Place a tomato half, cut-side up, on top, then top with 2 fried plantain strips.

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