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Sea Bass Ceviche with Sweet Corn and Fresh Chili

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Sea Bass Ceviche with Sweet Corn and Fresh Chili

By @chef1

A refreshing and vibrant ceviche featuring fresh sea bass marinated in lime juice with aji amarillo, red onion, cilantro, and a touch of heat. A true taste of Lima!

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Ingredients

  • ●200g Fresh Sea Bass (Corvina)
  • ●1/2 cup Fresh Lime Juice
  • ●1/4 medium, thinly sliced Red Onion
  • ●5g Raw red hot chili pepper, finely minced
  • ●1/4 cup, chopped Fresh Cilantro
  • ●1 tsp Ginger, minced
  • ●1 clove Garlic, minced
  • ●1/2 tsp Salt
  • ●1/4 tsp Black Pepper
  • ●30g Cold water
  • ●90g Sweet potato, boiled edible flesh
  • ●80g Sweet corn, cooked, drained
  • ●2 Lettuce Leaves

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cut the sea bass into 1/2-inch cubes. Place in a glass bowl.
  2. 2
    Add the lime juice, minced ginger and garlic, minced red chili, red onion, cilantro, salt, and pepper to the bowl with the fish.
  3. 3
    Gently mix all ingredients together, ensuring the fish is well coated with the lime juice mixture.
  4. 4
    Chill the covered ceviche bowl over an external ice bath in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes. Mix in the listed 30g cold water; no ice is placed in the food.
  5. 5
    Lift the bowl out of the external ice bath. Keep and serve all the measured citrus dressing with the fish.
  6. 6
    Arrange lettuce leaves on a plate. Spoon the ceviche onto the lettuce leaves.
  7. 7
    Garnish with cooked sweet potato cubes and sweet corn. Serve immediately.

Recipe details

Cuisine
Peruvian
Category
Appetizer
Preparation
16 minutes
Cooking
0 minutes

Estimated total: 29 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • simple prep: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
  • mix: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • garnish: 2 min planning allowance (garnish)
  • Matched to generic raw sea bass.
  • Fresh Lime Juice: USDA cup portion weight
  • Matched to raw lime juice.
  • Red Onion: USDA medium (2-1/2" dia) portion weight
  • Matched to generic raw onion, using medium size.
  • Replace unknown aji paste formulation with a weighed fresh chili ingredient.
  • Fresh Cilantro: USDA cup portion weight
  • Matched to raw cilantro leaves.
  • Ginger, minced: USDA tsp portion weight
  • Matched to raw ginger root.
  • Garlic, minced: USDA clove portion weight
  • Matched to raw garlic, using 1 clove portion.
  • Salt: USDA tsp portion weight
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • Black Pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Ice is used externally as an ice bath, not placed in or removed from food; this negligible row is replaced below.
  • Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount.
  • Replace choclo with weighed cooked sweet corn.
  • Lettuce Leaves: USDA leaf outer portion weight
  • Matched to raw red leaf lettuce, using outer leaf portion.
  • Raw red hot chili pepper, finely minced: Replace unknown aji paste formulation with a weighed fresh chili ingredient. Original: {"item":"Aji Amarillo Paste","amount":"1 tbsp"}. Authored: {"item":"Raw red hot chili pepper, finely minced","amount":"5g"}.
  • Water: Ice is used externally as an ice bath, not placed in or removed from food; this negligible row is replaced below. Original: {"item":"Ice Cubes","amount":"6"}. Authored: {"item":"Water","amount":"0.1g"}.
  • Sweet corn, cooked, drained: Replace choclo with weighed cooked sweet corn. Original: {"item":"Peruvian Corn (Choclo)","amount":"1/2 cup, cooked"}. Authored: {"item":"Sweet corn, cooked, drained","amount":"80g"}.
  • Sweet potato, boiled edible flesh: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Sweet Potato","amount":"1/2 medium, cooked and cubed"}. Authored: {"item":"Sweet potato, boiled edible flesh","amount":"90g"}.
  • Raw red hot chili pepper, finely minced: Replace unknown aji paste formulation with a weighed fresh chili ingredient. Original: {"item":"Aji Amarillo Paste","amount":"1 tbsp"}. Authored: {"item":"Raw red hot chili pepper, finely minced","amount":"5g"}.
  • Water: Ice is used externally as an ice bath, not placed in or removed from food; this negligible row is replaced below. Original: {"item":"Ice Cubes","amount":"6"}. Authored: {"item":"Water","amount":"0.1g"}.
  • Sweet corn, cooked, drained: Replace choclo with weighed cooked sweet corn. Original: {"item":"Peruvian Corn (Choclo)","amount":"1/2 cup, cooked"}. Authored: {"item":"Sweet corn, cooked, drained","amount":"80g"}.
  • Sweet potato, boiled edible flesh: Chosen weighed edible amount; not an inferred yield from the original count, package or vague amount. Original: {"item":"Sweet Potato","amount":"1/2 medium, cooked and cubed"}. Authored: {"item":"Sweet potato, boiled edible flesh","amount":"90g"}.

ceviche · sea bass · lime · aji amarillo

Estimated nutrition per serving

198 calories · 21.2 g protein · 24.3 g carbohydrate · 2.8 g fat · 2.9 g fiber · 671 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

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Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Friday
afternoon snack
winter
Requested: 8 min
1 person
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