Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, shrimp ceviche. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Unlike fish ceviche recipes, shrimp should not marinade in lime/lemon juice for hours. The poaching technique will give the shrimp a stable texture and also minimize the risks associated with consuming raw seafood. Shrimp are marinated in lime juice, chopped, then tossed with tomatoes, hot peppers, celery and avocado for a zesty appetizer.
Shrimp Ceviche is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Shrimp Ceviche is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook shrimp ceviche using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Ceviche:
- Prepare 1/2 lb uncooked shrimp
- Make ready 1/2 onion
- Get 4 tomatos
- Prepare 1 cucumber
- Make ready 1 jalapeno pepper (optional)
- Prepare 1/2 bunch cilantro
- Make ready 1 salt and pepper to taste
- Make ready 1 avocado
- Make ready 6 limes or about 3/4 lemon juice
If you've never made ceviche before, this is the recipe you need. What makes a ceviche a ceviche is the way the fish is cooked, or—to be more accurate—the way it isn't cooked. The fish, or shrimp, is doused in lime juice and left to "cook" in the acid. Traditional ceviche recipes consists of raw seafood tossed with an acidic marinade (think: citrus juice or vinegar) that "cooks" the fish.
Instructions to make Shrimp Ceviche:
- Peel shrimps. When done, place peeled raw shrimps in a flat container.
- Cut and squeeze the juice from 3 limes. Or pour enough lime juice in the flat container to cover shrimps. Let stand until shrimps turn pink (about 30 minutes). Cover and place in the refrigerator. (The lemon juice cooks the shrimp)
- While shrimp is being cooked in the lemon juice dice onion, jalapeno, cucumbers, and tomato (remove seeds from tomatoes and cucumbers so they wont turn soggy later on)
- Remove cilantro leaves from stem.
- When shrimp are ready, mix all ingredients together. Add remaining lime juice or to taste. Add salt and pepper.
- Top with avocado (optional). Serve with crunchy tostadas, tortilla chips or crackers.
In this shrimp ceviche recipe, we cook the shrimp before marinating it in lemon, lime and orange juices, plus chiles for some heat. Avocado adds creaminess to help the dish come together. Serve this shrimp ceviche with tostones (fried plantain chips) or. The best shrimp ceviche recipe is one with great flavor, in this case, we've added finely diced jalapeños for a little zip, chopped jicama for crunchy sweetness, and creamy avocado. The traditional flavors are there, as is, the burst of fresh citrus juice that's a staple in ceviches.
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