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Just curious to see if you have made ceviche.
Now that I have made the mango-pineapple salsa with lime juice, yum!!! I have had the idea of ceviche spring into my brain. I am not a sushi fan but I had ceviche in Mexico . . . so I thought "why not try it?".
I bought some tilapia for the corn chowder recipe that I found. Then thought . . . maybe it is a perfect time to take a little bit of that to experiment.
Use lime or lemon (or both) to marinate the fish, then it is just a choice of jalapeno, onions, green pepper or whatever.
Got any helpful hints??
tina kamal Member # 13845
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use lime sweety...and crab my friend makes tht all the time yucky for me.....i hate lime and lemon in the same food... i love lemon rinds with salt though hehehe im weird..
MICKY A Member # 11209
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Mexican Ceviche
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(30) RATE IT NOW Print Recipe
This dish is a regular served on the beaches of Mexico. Serve it as a seafood appetizer or as a side salad dish. You can alter it to suit your own taste. Make it as spicy or as mild as you wish. My friends all love it. I often use shrimp & fish or shrimp & scallops - when I do this I do not marinate the shrimp as the shrimp tend to get tough . I steam the shrimp and add them a few hours before serving as I mix all the ingredients together. In Mexico when they make this they often add sea water (not recommended). If you are using frozen fish choose a firm fleshed one and make sure that if is fully thawed with as much moisture as possible removed.
SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units) Ingredients
* 1 lb halibut fillet or sea bass fillet or red snapper fillet (or use a mixture of fish and shrimp) * 5-6 limes (Enough Juice to cover fish) * 1 cup diced fresh tomato * 1 green pepper, sweet, chopped * 4 tablespoons chopped parsley or chopped cilantro * 1/4 teaspoon salt * 1/4 teaspoon pepper * 1/2 teaspoon oregano * 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped (or more to suit your taste) * 2 tablespoons white vinegar * 1 medium onion, finely chopped * 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped * 1 dash Tabasco sauce * lettuce leaf (to line serving bowls) * avocado (optional) * black olive, sliced (for garnish) (optional)
Directions
1. 1 Dice the fish (approximately 1/2-inch dice if using shrimp use cleaned shrimp). 2. 2 Marinate fish in the lime juice in the fridge overnight (this step cooks the fish). 3. 3 Stir often. 4. 4 Pour off most of the lime juice (just leave it moist). 5. 5 Add remaining ingredients except lettuce, avocado and olive. Do this preferably a few hours before serving & refrigerate. 6. 6 Toss well and arrange in individual serving bowls that are lined with the lettuce leaves. 7. 7 If you wish garnish with sliced avocado and sliced black olives.
cbrbddd Member # 3891
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lol . . . ok, i guess that means no "helpful hints" . . . I've been looking a several recipes from different countries. Some use all different kind of fish/shell fish/whatever . . . including squid, hehe. Some marinate for 45 minutes to 1 hour . . . or overnight . . . but someone says overnight will make certain fish mushy! OK, i'll take one piece and put some lime juice on it . . . then see what happens! I can always cook it with some feta cheese if I don't like it, hehe.
I think I will use lime only . . . I have a few around the house now. I love lime flavors.
I'll save all the lemon for the hummous and baba ghanouj.
I saw another recipe that added mango, lololol, the best of both worlds.
Oh, Tina, the crab sounds like a great idea, but I don't have any . . . not so easy to get fresh crab around here . . . or maybe it is and I just haven't looked.
tina kamal Member # 13845
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dont yall have that imitation crab?? thats what they use here at our store if there is no fresh crab...when my friend gets off work i can ask him for a recipe hes from mexico...
MICKY A Member # 11209
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USE ALL lime juice, sorry
cbrbddd Member # 3891
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lol, that's what I did on my test piece . . . it is marinating now . . . maybe I'll put some pineapple with it.
Oh, imitation crab . . . yes, I am sure if I had looked at the grocery store it would have been right under my nose when I looked over the fish. . . just not at my house right now. A thought for future attempts.
tina kamal Member # 13845
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hahahahahaha wat part of texas are u from?? do u have the fiesta store where u live or ponchos mexican buffet
cbrbddd Member # 3891
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I live in Dallas.
I am sure that I drive pass several Fiesta/Carnival stores at some point but I never stop for some reason. Ponchos is not too far away, but I haven't been there in a long time . . . trying not to go to buffets anymore, but they used to have great sopapillas!!!
tina kamal Member # 13845
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i loved their food me and mmy dad went when i visited him in houston a few yrs ago before he died..... i loved it cas i had my dad all to myself,,, i liked buying texas tshirts outside of the fiesta store they were like 3 or 4 for 10$ really pretty texas logos and maps.. and the funny thing about texas is u have drive up water refills that was weird//// here we get our refills at the grocery store there in huston it was a blue like atm looking thing u can pay money and refill ur water gallons was cool though....
cbrbddd Member # 3891
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Well, my test piece of tilapia turned out fine after soaking in the lime juice all night. I checked it before I went to bed then when I got up this morning. Tasted fine, texture is fine . . . so now I can make up more with the other ingredients.
Or maybe just throw it together with the pineapple-mango salsa as I made more of that last night . . . lime in both of them . . plus some cucumber and green/red peppers, which should round it out nicely.
Considering my penchant for salty, sweet and tart . . . this will satisfy all of them in one dish.
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i applaude u for trying somethin so foul... i hate ceveche hehehehe the only fish i eat is long johns hehehehe i love peopeys though...and jack in the box and churches mmmmmmmmmmm im gettin hungry....
cbrbddd Member # 3891
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Actually, it isn't so "foul", lol, the lime juice rather permeates the fish so the flavor is more "limey" than "fishy" . . . and once you add the other flavorings, I think that is the taste that you will notice.
I have to admit I do have a weakness for long john silvers . . . fish and more with lots of vinegar and salt!!! A heartattack waiting to happen . . . . . . so I can't have it too often. Love those hushpuppies!!!
tina kamal Member # 13845
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ooooo yea i had some yesterday 12 for 179 hehehehe im guilty and ya know cheviche is raw fish right yuck..... i tried some texas huspuppies and i cant get them cooked like long johns.... ewwwwwwwww i want their recipe hell for get that micky make us some puppies....... plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz something i dearly miss from texas is my family... my uncle live in nome texas and the rest is in huston and galveston and matagorda... and the barbque ooooooooooooooo i miss so much houston has a kick ass zoooo... sorry off topic...