CEVICHE, a traditional fish dish
Ingredients:
2 pounds Clean white fish cut into 1 inch cubes
3 medium onions, sliced
10 small lemons
2 bitter oranges (optional)
3 fresh chilis
1 tablespoon ground chili
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Put the fish in a large colander and pour boiling water over it. Drain well and put in bowl. Add onion, ground chili as well as the fresh chilis which have had the seeds removed and have been chppoed finely. If bitter oranges are not available add more lemon juice. Cover tighly and allow to marinate about 3 hours until the fish is “cooked” (white and not transparent). Serve garnished with lettuce leaves. Fresh corn and thickly sliced sweet potatoes go well with this dish. Serves 6.
Lettuce leaves (to garnish)
