Cebiche

Name: Cebiche
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 1 giant kernel corn, boiled in water with 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 sweet potato, boiled, peeled, and thickly sliced; 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, chopped; 4 lettuce leaves; 1 red onion, cut in fine slices; Juice of 10 limes; 2 tablespoons ají amarillo paste; 1½ pounds flounder fillets, cut in bite-size pieces; Salt; 1-inch piece celery stick, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, finely diced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Peruvian Kitchen

By Morena Cuadra and Morena Escardó

Published 2014

About

Only five ingredients are needed for a good cebiche: fish, onion, lime juice, hot chili peppers, and salt. To this basic preparation, you can add anything you want, such as garlic, celery, herbs, and ginger. The possibilities are endless.

Ingredients

1½ pounds flounder fillets, cut in bite-size pieces
1 red onion, cut in fine slices
Juice of 10

Americas
Peru
Fish course
Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the lime juice, ají amarillo paste, garlic, celery, salt, and 1 tablespoon cilantro in a bowl.
In another bowl, combine the fish and onion, and wash them together. Drain and season with salt.
Add the