CEVICHE / Marinated Fish

CEVICHE / Marinated Fish

Ingredients :

2.2 lb (1 k) filet of sole or any fresh, white, tender fish

3 medium onions, thinly sliced

Juice of 8 to 10 freshly squeezed key limes

5 finely chopped aji limo / Chili

Salt

Pepper

1½ tablespoons chopped cilantro

3 to 5 cloves crushed garlic

3 leaves of lettuce

3 yellow sweet potatoes

8 1-inch slices of maize corn

1 ají limo / Chili cut in thin slices for decoration

Preparation:

Boil sliced corn with a few anise seeds.

Boil sweet potatoes, peel and cut into slices 1 inch (2 cm) thick.

Wash fish with water and salt. Cut in squares 1/2 inch thick.

Slice onion thinly; add salt.

Cut aji limo in halves, seeded and deveined.

Place fish on serving dish and season with crushed garlic and salt. Add finely chopped aji limo, key lime juice, pepper and chopped cilantro. Let set for 10 minutes (taste juice to check hotness). Place onions over fish.

Decorate the platter with the slices of corn, aji limo, sweet potato and leaves of lettuce.

8 servings