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Shrimp and Sea Bass Ceviche

Ceviche (or cebiche) is traditional Peruvian/Ecuadorian dish in maritime areas. In its classic form, it is composed of chunks of raw fish, lime juice, chopped onion, and minced ají limo or rocoto, both types of chiles. The recipe below for Ceviche of Shrimp and Sea Bass is not "authentic" but should be edible.

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Ingredients

Makes
10
  • 1 pound (450 g) shrimp (16/20 per pound), peeled and cleaned
  • 2 pounds (900 g) meaty white fish, such as sea bass, boned and cut into large dice
  • 1 red onion, minced
  • 1 piece ginger, peeled and minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¼ Habañero or Scotch bonnet pepper, seeded and minced
  • 1 celery rib, minced
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • 5 lemons, juiced
  • 5 limes, juiced
  • 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 2 ears of corn, grilled with husk on

Ingredients for 10 servings (2.1 kg) · the original recipe

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Method

  1. 1

    Boil salted water. Have ice water ready on the side. Poach shrimp for just 30 seconds in the hot water, then cool in ice water and drain.

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  2. 2

    Combine shrimp with fish, then toss with onion, ginger, garlic, hot pepper, celery, salt, and black pepper. Allow to cool in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.

  3. 3

    Add lemon and lime juices and refrigerate 1 additional hour. Finish with cilantro and corn.

  4. 4

    Check seasoning and serve.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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