Yes it's RAW fish but it's not Sushi...

Hi all! sorry I have been out of commission for a few weeks. lets pick up where we left off.

When we think of RAW fish most of us think about Sushi, right? well that is the way its done in Asian countries, but what about raw fish dishes from the Americas? In Latin American Countries Raw fish is "cooked" with acid. ACID you say? Yes the citris fruits used in Latin American cooking contain citric acid, and with enough you can make the raw fish in our next dish delicious and safe to eat!

Bryant's Ceviche De Pescado

Ingredients:
1/2 lb of raw white fish (halibut, sea bass, tilapia, albacore etc...) cut into 1/4 - 1/2 in peices.
1 HOT pepper (chile, jalapeno, chipolte, habenaro use discression, how hot can you stand?)
1 Garlic Clove (well discuss the diference between a bulb and a clove at the end)
1 medium meaty tomato (roma works nicely)
1/2 Bell pepper your choice of color minced
1 small onion chopped
7 limes (14 if using key limes) Juiced Well (pulp strained or not is your choice)
     3.5 to 'cook' the fish
     3.5 for the marinade
1/4 bunch of cilantro chopped as fine as possible (DO NOT CHEAT & USE DRIED you will regret it)
1/2 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)

Preparation:
Place raw fish pieces into a glass dish and cover with lime juice, salt it and add HOT peppers and minced garlic clove 1 tbs of Cilantro. place in fridge for at least 4 hours. this will be the 'cooking' of the fish in the acid bath. now place the chopped onion in a bowl cover with warm water and salt the water, let sit for 10 - 20 min Then drain and rinse. after the fish has 'cooked' combine with remaining cilantro, bell peppers, onion, EVOO, and the rest of the lime juice. refridgerate atleast 1 hour before serving to allow flavors to combine.  Serve in a custard dish, or small bowl. this goes great with Tortilla Chips or in a four tortilla for a soft taco.

Combine mayo, and salsa for a nice sauce for Fish Tacos, add lettuce and a white cheese. Use a warm Tortilla and the Ceviche cold. DELISH!

OK for some of us bulb and clove and piece etc... can get confusing. when it comes to garlic, the Bulb is the entire group of Cloves. the cloves are the pieces that are all stuck together under the dried flaky skin of the Garlic Bulb.

Enjoy
Bryant