Ceviche is a typical dish of Peruvian cuisine and has been so successful that its flavors have spread to other Latin American countries. There are many versions of ceviche and it is impossible to say that only one is correct, but this time we will share with you a Peruvian ceviche recipe that tries to rescue everything traditional from the delicious original ceviche of Peru.
Many enjoy ceviche or ceviche on its own, but you can also accompany it with delicious side dishes. In this case, we have used sweet potatoes, sweet corn and some lettuce leaves to refresh. We invite you to try it and discover how to make Peruvian ceviche in an easy and accessible way for all levels.
Ingredients to make Peruvian Ceviche:
- 1 pinch of pepper
- 1 kilogram of fish of your choice
- 1 onion cut into julienne
- ¼ cup cilantro leaf chopped
- 1 chopped yellow pepper
- 1 chili pepper chopped (to decorate)
- 12 lemons
- 1 pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 cup of fish broth
To accompany:
- 1 parboiled tender corn
- 1 parboiled sweet potato (sweet potato or sweet potato)
- 1 bunch of lettuce leaves
How to make Peruvian Ceviche:
The first thing you must do to prepare the easy recipe for Peruvian ceviche is to squeeze the 12 lemons to extract their juice, save it for later. Then, cut the fish into pieces of approximately 3 centimeters. Place the pieces in the container that you will use to serve the dish. Mix the fish with the chopped yellow pepper, the fish broth and the cilantro. Also place the onion cut into julienne strips and the crushed garlic. Let it rest for a few minutes so that it marinates well and is impregnated with all the flavors.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and place the parboiled sweet potato, lettuce and sweet corn on one side of the plate, also boiled.
Then, pour the lemon juice all over the plate so that everything is well covered. Finally, cut a slice of red limo chili pepper and place it as a decoration. Reserve it in the refrigerator to cool down, since this is a dish that is served cold. Peruvian ceviche is a dish that acts as an appetizer, so you can accompany it with rice with shrimp or a delicious salmon with shrimp sauce. Ready to eat!
Peruvian ceviche – Suggestions and other recipes
There is no single way to prepare ceviche. The original Peruvian ceviche recipe can vary in ingredients depending on the region where it is prepared. However, all good ceviche must have good quality fish and be marinated in coriander, chili and lemon.
In case you want to learn how to prepare ceviche, you can start by using fish such as sea bass, sea bass, hake or monkfish. Likewise, you can vary the garnishes and accompany your dish with some delicious green plantain chips or roasted corn like the one we have used in this recipe for tilapia ceviche with roasted corn.
