Many peoples living near seas or oceans have traditional raw fish dishes. This is not only the well-known sushi and sashimi, but ceviche and stroganina, crudo and tartar. To prepare all these delicacies, it is important not only to know the recipe, but also to choose the right fish itself - it must be of a certain type, fresh and prepared for raw consumption.
It is necessary
- Peruvian ceviche
- - 500 g of white sea fish;
- - 1 glass of freshly squeezed lime juice;
- - ½ glass of lemon juice;
- - ½ glass of orange juice;
- - 1 hot habanero pepper;
- - 1 head of onion;
- - 4 tablespoons of cilantro;
- - 1 tablespoon of salt.
Instructions
Step 1
The following types of fish are traditionally consumed raw - tuna, salmon, yellowtail, halibut or flounder, sturgeon and sea bass. All fish on this list are sea fish, but you can add farmed river trout to it. Other types of river fish are not usually eaten raw, as the risk of various diseases increases significantly.
Step 2
Buy fresh fish. One hundred percent guarantee that the fish from today's catch can only be that you caught it yourself or saw it still alive in the tank. Otherwise, she could lie on the ice for several days. Focus on the smell - the freshest fish smells faintly of fish, mainly it emits a faint aroma of the sea.
Step 3
If you buy fresh fish from the market or from the dock, ask for it to be gutted for you. Most parasites are found in fish in the digestive tract, your task is to get rid of them as quickly as possible.
Step 4
Eating even the freshest fish right after it is caught is a big risk. To protect yourself, it is better to freeze it for at least 7 days, so you will kill the parasites that could remain in the fish meat. Defrost fish in the refrigerator, put it there a day before you are going to eat it.
Step 5
Cut a thin, transparent slice from the fish fillet and view it in the light. Look for tiny parasites that resemble grains of raw rice. If you see them, the fish are not suitable for food.
Step 6
Try Peruvian raw fish ceviche. Cut the fish fillets into small pieces, the smaller they are, the more guarantee you have that they are completely marinated. Peel the onion and cut into half rings, remove the seeds from the pepper and cut it in the same way as the onion. Mix fish, onion, pepper in a bowl and cover with citrus juice mixture, add salt, mix well, cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours. Serve sprinkled with cilantro.
