🇵🇪 COMO PREPARAR EL MEJOR CEVICHE PERUANO

fresh fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while canned tuna is more affordable.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity, while vinegar is often less expensive.

red onion

🥗Healthier: green onion

💰Cheaper: white onion

Green onion adds freshness, while white onion is usually cheaper.

sweet potato

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Butternut squash is nutritious, while regular potatoes are a cost-effective alternative.

Prepare the sweet potato by cutting it and placing it in a pot.

Add orange juice and sugar to the sweet potato to caramelize it.

Add cloves and cinnamon to the sweet potato mixture and cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Prepare fish stock using fish head, spine, and other parts, along with onions and celery, cooking for 15-20 minutes.

Strain the fish stock and let it cool to make leche de tigre.

In a blender, combine celery, ginger, garlic, culantro stems, and some of the fish.

Add a bit of the fish stock and lime juice to the blender and blend until smooth.

Strain the leche de tigre for better texture.

In a bowl, add the fish cut into 2-3 cm pieces, salt, and pepper.

Soak sliced onions in ice water to make them crunchy, then add to the fish.

Add chopped ají limo and a bit of lime juice to the fish mixture.

Incorporate the leche de tigre into the fish mixture and adjust seasoning as needed.

Add chopped culantro before plating the ceviche.

Plate the ceviche with some height using onions or other ingredients.

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