Island Ceviche With Pickled Onions Food

ISLAND CEVICHE WITH TROPICAL FRUIT

Steps:

• Blanch the shrimp in boiling water until no longer translucent, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and refresh in cold water. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Combine the shrimp, scallops, salmon, red pepper, scallions, jalapeno, and lime juice in a large bowl. Refrigerate, covered, for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Drain off most of the liquid.
• Whisk together the olive oil, orange juice, and cilantro. Pour over fish and add diced mango, grapefruit, orange pieces, and their juices. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

ISLAND CEVICHE WITH PICKLED ONIONS

Steps:

• Cut the fish into pieces resembling the size of the scallops. Separately toss the seafood with a little oil and season with salt and pepper.
• In a saute pan over high heat, sear the fish and scallops, about 30 seconds on each side. The middle should still be raw. Work in batches so you don't overcrowd the pan. Place seafood into a glass dish and coat with lime juice. Glass is best, as it won't react with the acid in the juice. Marinate, refrigerated, overnight.
• Remove the flesh from 1/2 a papaya and cut into medium dice. Slice the remaining 1/2 into long strips. Next day, pour off the lime juice and gently fold the drained fish and scallop mixture together with remaining ingredients and diced papaya. Serve with tortilla chips, sliced papaya, and Pink Pickled Onions.
• In a small saucepan, bring the vinegar, sugar, and chiles to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. In a plastic container, place the sliced onions and pour the liquid over them. Place the container in an ice bath to cool. Serve chilled with meats and seafood. These are also great on sandwiches.

CEVICHE (SHRIMP AND GROUPER) WITH SERRANO CHILES, MANGO, SMOKED TOMATOES, CRISPY PLANTAIN CHIPS

Steps:

• Place the grouper and shrimp in a large bowl. Toss with the lime and orange juice and let stand for 30 minutes. Strain the grouper and shrimp and place in a separate bowl.
• Add the Cold-Smoked Grape Tomatoes, cilantro, onions, chiles, mango, salt and pepper and toss gently to combine. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss.
• Place the ceviche on a serving platter or on individual plates. Drizzle with a bit more olive oil. Garnish with Pickled Red Onions, lime zest and plantain chips.
• Put a handful of hot coals in the bottom of a smoker. Scatter the hickory chips over the top. Put a try of ice on the bottom grate. Put the cooking grate above the ice tray. When the temperature of the smoker reaches 100 degrees F, toss the tomatoes with the canola oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the tomatoes on the top grate. Close the smoker and smoke the tomatoes for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on how smoky you want them.
• Bring the vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a small saucepan and cook until the sugar and salt dissolves, about 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool for 10 minutes. Add the onions and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.

PICKLED ONIONS

Steps:

• Combine salt and 4 cups of water in a large glass bowl. Stir until salt dissolves. Peel skin from onions, leaving onions whole. Add to salted water. Cover. Stand at room temperature for 2 days.
• Drain onions. Rinse well under cold water and dry. Pack into 4 x 3-cup capacity sterilised jars, layering with chillies, bay leaves and peppercorns.
• Place vinegar, sugar allspice, extra peppercorns and cloves into a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 15 minutes or until sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until syrup thickens slightly. Set aside to cool completely. Strain liquid. Pour over onions, making sure onions are completely covered. Seal jars. Allow to stand for 6 weeks before using.

ENCEBOLLADO DE PESCADO (FRESH TUNA SOUP WITH PICKLED ONIONS)

Steps:

• PICKLED RED ONION AND TOMATO SALSA:.
• Cut each onion in half, slice very finely and place in a bowl. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt and let rest for about 10 minutes.
• Cover the onions with lukewarm water and let rest for another 10 minutes.
• Rinse and drain the onions.
• Add the lime juice and the oil, place in the fridge until about 30 minutes before serving.
• Cut the tomatoes in half and slice very finely.
• Mix the onions, sliced tomatoes and cilantro, taste and add salt if necessary.
• FISH SOUP:.
• Heat the oil on medium heat to make a refrito (fried preparation to add to recipe) with diced onion, tomato, cumin, chili powder and salt.
• Add the water and cilantro springs, bring to a boil.
• Add the tuna and cook for until the tuna is fully cooked, about 15 minutes.
• Drain the tuna and keep the broth to cook the yuca.
• Separate or break the tuna into small to medium size pieces.
• Bring the tuna broth to a boil and add the yucas, cook until tender but firm, about 30-40 minutes for the frozen yuca.
• Take the yuca from the broth, remove the strings and cut into bite size chunks.
• Add the yuca chunks and tuna pieces to the broth, taste and add salt if needed.
• Re-warm the soup if necessary and serve topped with a good amount of pickled onion and tomato salsa. If desired, can also serve with avocado slices and extra lime slices.

ISLAND CEVICHE SALAD WITH PINK PICKLED ONIONS

Steps:

• Pickled Onions: Bring vinegar, sugar, and chiles to a boil in a small saucepan, stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Place the onions in a plastic container and pour the hot liquid over them.
• Move the container to an ice bath to cool.
• Serve chilled.
• Ceviche: Add scallops and fish to lime juice and toss to coat.
• Marinate overnight in refrigerator.
• Drain off lime juice.
• Toss papaya, tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, and jalapeño evenly to combine.
• Add Worcestershire, hot sauce, and tomato juice.
• Toss to combine.
• Fill papaya skins with mixture, top with pink pickled onions.

PERUVIAN CEVICHE WITH PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• The day before making the ceviche, place sliced onions in a medium saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil, remove from heat, then strain onions and set aside.
• In the saucepan, combine vinegar, black pepper, cumin seeds, oregano, garlic, sugar, salt and beet; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 7 minutes.
• Add the onions and simmer an additional 7 minutes.
• Place mixture in a covered container and refrigerate at least one day.
• This makes more than is needed for the ceviche, but the pickled onions can kept up to a month, in the refrigerator, and used in other dishes, like salad, and as a garnish.
• To make the ceviche, place fish in a large glass or other nonreactive bowl; cover with lime juice and allow to marinate for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Drain fish, but reserve 1/4 cup of the lime juice.
• To the fish, add the onion, chile peppers, ginger, oil, cilantro and chile paste; stir in the reserved lime juice.
• Chill thoroughly (I chill overnight).
• Drain ceviche and season to taste with salt.
• Serve in a chilled martini glass, if desired, and garnish with plantain chips or tortilla chips, pickled red onions, and slices of avocado.