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Mexican Ceviche

Recipe #8899 | ½ day | 20 min prep | SERVES 4 -6 (Change Servings)

RECIPE BY: Bergy

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 recommened). 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.

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Ingredients

  • lb halibut fillet or sea bass fillet or red snapper fillet (or use a mixture of fish and shrimp)
  • 5-6 lime (Enough Juice to cover fish)
  • cup diced fresh tomato
  • 1 green pepper, sweet, chopped
  • tablespoons chopped parsley or chopped cilantro
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 2 jalapeno pepper, chopped (or more to suit your taste)
  • tablespoons white vinegar
  • medium onion, finely chopped
  • tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
  • dash Tabasco sauce
  • lettuce leaves (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.

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    From: Kristi Waterworth

    On May 9, 2008

    I'm not 100% sure I made it right, but I followed all the directions. My fish was really, really wet... inside, like a sponge. It was bad for us. I picked out the fish and now we're calling it fancy pico. Might have turned out differently with shrimp or scallops, but the recipe called for fish, so we used fish.

    1 person found this review helpful

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  • From: tamasita

    On May 7, 2008

    YUMMY! I made it for our family's cinco de mayo dinner. There were 15 people, but I only doubled it because I figured the kids wouldn't eat it and we'd just use it as a dip for tortilla chips! OOPS...I should have doubled my double batch! I think my father in law ate 3 bowls full and was grumpy when mother in law cut him off! This is gonna be a definite regular in our family!!! I did it as written(using 1 pound of scallops and 1 pound of shrimp) except I added a chopped cucumber and omitted the hot sauce.

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  • From: C in PA

    On May 9, 2005

    Absolutely fantastic! I used a lb of shrimp instead of the fish, and really simplified the recipe so as not to drown out the taste of the shrimp. I did not use the additional 2 tbsp cilantro listed at the end, nor the white vinegar. This was definitely that talk of the Cinco de Mayo party, and everyone commented on just how "fresh tasting" it was. This will definitely be a repeat!

    10 people found this review helpful

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    From: ratherbeswimmin'

    On May 2, 2003

    This recipe is worth 10 million stars. My husband and I love seviche/ceviche and your recipe has us captivated. I used 5 large limes which provided plenty of juice. I used a mixture of red snapper and sea bass. Two jalapenos made it plenty hot. I served it on lettuce lined plates and it was a perfect supper for us. Bless you for sharing your recipe.

    7 people found this review helpful

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    Nutrition Facts

    Serving Size 1 (340g)

    Recipe makes 4 servings

    The following items or measurements are not included below:

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    Calories 215
    Calories from Fat 33 (15%)
    Amount Per Serving %DV
    Total Fat 3.8g 5%
    Saturated Fat 0.5g 2%
    Monounsaturated Fat 1.2g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2g
    Trans Fat 0.0g
    Cholesterol 46mg 15%
    Sodium 232mg 9%
    Potassium 984mg 28%
    Total Carbohydrate 15.6g 5%
    Dietary Fiber 4.2g 16%
    Sugars 4.8g
    Protein 32.0g 64%
    Vitamin A 1144mcg 22%
    Vitamin B6 0.7mg 33%
    Vitamin B12 1.6mcg 25%
    Vitamin C 64mg 106%
    Vitamin E 2mcg 6%
    Calcium 117mg 11%
    Iron 2mg 13%

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