TUNA CEVICHE

 

TUNA CEVICHE

 

Hi, welcome to my blog COOKING WITH RONN. Today I will show you how to prepare one of my favourite recipes, which is a typical dish from my country (Ecuador) and other countries of South America.  The name of the dish is “ceviche”. It is made basically from vegetables and fish or seafood.  I took this recipe because I would like to show you a gastronomic delicatessens of my country, but also because it is a very healthy and affordable dish.

 

Well, I´m going to show you the ingredients you need for two people:

 

   Half a kilo of fresh tuna,

 Half a kilo of red onions,

  Four medium tomatoes,

     One Italian pepper,

  Three limes,

  One bunch of fresh coriander,

Two big oranges,

   Salt,

  White ground pepper,

 Two hundred grams of dried corn for toasting (Andean corn),

A bit of olive oil, and

 One clove of garlic.

 

NOW I WILL SHOW YOU THE PRE-PROCESSING:

 

First.- Peel and cut the onions into julienne strips, then mix and press them with abundant salt and afterwards wash them under the top (this way the onions lose their spiciness), and set aside.

Second.- Blanch the four tomatoes and peel them, afterwards cut two tomatoes into julienne strips and set aside together with the other two tomatoes.

Third.- Wash and cut the Italian pepper into julienne strips and set aside.

Fourth.- Wash and squeeze the oranges and set aside the juice.

Fifth.- Cut the tuna into cubes of approximately two centimeters and set aside.

Sixth.- Wash the coriander, select the best leaves, cut them finely and set aside. 

Seventh.- Wash and cut the clove of garlic finely, and set aside.

 

NOW I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO PREPARE THE DISH:

First.- Place the tuna together with the garlic in a pot, add the orange juice and the same amount of water and boil for about seven minutes. Strain and set aside the tuna as well as the stock.

Second.- Blend the two remaining tomatoes together with the stock in the blender until you have a thick stock. Strain and set aside.

Third.- Heat a pot with a bit of oil, add the corn and stir constantly until the grains are completely golden. 

Fourth.- Put all the ingredients in a bowl and add the juice of the limes, season as desired, mix everything and add a bit of olive oil. Serve with the roasted corn. You can enjoy this delicious dish with white rice or fried plantain.    

That´s all. I hope you will love my recipe. See you soon!!!!