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Ceviche Mixta

Servings:
Indira Manring
Department of Defense - Dependents Schools
Honolulu
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. fresh white ocean fish, e.g. Tilapia, flounder, sea bass
  • 1 lb. Scallops, halved or quartered depending on size
  • 1 lb. Shrimp, your choice in size. Raw or cooked
  • 1 pack crab meat
  • 8 oz. Squid or octopus, chopped
  • 2-3 cups fresh lime juice
  • Juice of one orange
  • 3 Jalapenos chopped finely
  • 2 red Thai peppers chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup yellow pepper finely diced
  • 1/2 cup red pepper finely diced.
  • 1 red onion diced
  • 1 cup chopped coriander/cilantro
  • 1-2 Avocados, ripened
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 glass bowl
  • 1 wooden or plastic spoon
  • lid for bowls or cling wrap.
Directions:

Step 1: Dice fish, scallops, octopus, add raw shrimp and blanch for 1 minute in boiling water. Transfer to ice water immediately and drain. If cooked shrimp, add after draining.

Step 2: Place seafood in bowl along with enough lime juice to cover, orange juice, peppers and onions, mix well.

Step 3: Cover the bowl tightly and refrigerate 3 hours. Opening it up occasionally to stir ingredients.

Step 4: After 3 hours, drain seafood and discard marinate. Add cilantro, olive oil, diced avocado and salt, Mix well. Add a squeeze of lime and orange juice to freshen the flavors, if desired. Mix well and taste, add more salt if necessary. Refrigerate until needed!

Step 5: Ready to serve in a glass or on chips or tostadas. Get creative, one day make it fish only, or shrimp. Add 1 cubed mango & 1 tbsp of sugar, for a Caribbean flair. In the end the passion you put into your dish is what you will get out of your dish. Enjoy.

Healthy:
This recipe is healthy because it covers all areas from low fat, low cholesterol, low carbohydrates.
Story:
I have been eating Ceviche since I was a child and when I grew up and started cooking for myself I started modifying recipes to make them healthier. My family calls my recipes the skinny Mexican fusion.