Recently I managed to catch some private chefs cooking their dishes in a cooking competition organized by Channel 8 named 《食分高下》Simply Exquisite and wanted to put my hand on one prawn dish which won the hearts of the judges and yet it is a simple dish to prepare.
Ceviche is a kind of cold dish that is popular in the coastal regions of the Americas especially Central and South America. It uses different types of seafood like fish and prawns and me being a prawn lover, the choice was clear when I set out to prepare this dish.
The most interesting part of this dish that it doesn't require heat to cook the prawns whereas it uses the acidity of the lemon and lime juice to cook the prawns. But for my case, I pre cooked my prawns in hot boiling water for just a few seconds just to kill of any bacteria and let the acidity of the lemon and lime complete the rest of the cooking. (Unless you are using prawns that are really fresh, I guess to be safe its better to pre cook your prawns in boiling water)
It was a brand new experience for me as I rarely try preparing western food and due to that, the portion that I've prepared was small.
Ingredients:
4 pieces of medium to large prawns (deveined and sliced half)
Lemon Juice (2 lemons)
Lime Juice (15 limes)
Lime peel (skin of the lime)
2 Small Onions (Sliced)
Cucumber (Diced)
Tomatoes (Diced)
Cilantro for garnishing
Directions:
Place the prawns in a flat tray and pour in the lemon and lime juice (make sure that the liquid manage to cover more than half of the prawns
Pour in the lime peel and small onions and make sure they are evenly spread out
Place it for 15 minutes
Flip the prawns to the other side and let it soak for another 15 minutes
Make sure that the prawns are fully cooked inside and outside
Place the prawns and onions with just a small amount of the lime+lime juice (or a few droplets) in a bowl
Add in the diced cucumber and tomatoes
Garnish with cilantro and serve!
After trying out the ceviche that I've prepared, I realized the lemon taste was stronger and that is probably my lemon juice was more than my lime. Besides that I suggest to use sea prawns rather than grey prawns. I believe that sea prawns are able to bring out the flavor of this dish!
Hope you enjoy and thanks for reading! =)
Ceviche is a kind of cold dish that is popular in the coastal regions of the Americas especially Central and South America. It uses different types of seafood like fish and prawns and me being a prawn lover, the choice was clear when I set out to prepare this dish.
The most interesting part of this dish that it doesn't require heat to cook the prawns whereas it uses the acidity of the lemon and lime juice to cook the prawns. But for my case, I pre cooked my prawns in hot boiling water for just a few seconds just to kill of any bacteria and let the acidity of the lemon and lime complete the rest of the cooking. (Unless you are using prawns that are really fresh, I guess to be safe its better to pre cook your prawns in boiling water)
It was a brand new experience for me as I rarely try preparing western food and due to that, the portion that I've prepared was small.
Ingredients:
4 pieces of medium to large prawns (deveined and sliced half)
Lemon Juice (2 lemons)
Lime Juice (15 limes)
Lime peel (skin of the lime)
2 Small Onions (Sliced)
Cucumber (Diced)
Tomatoes (Diced)
Cilantro for garnishing
Directions:
Place the prawns in a flat tray and pour in the lemon and lime juice (make sure that the liquid manage to cover more than half of the prawns
Pour in the lime peel and small onions and make sure they are evenly spread out
Place it for 15 minutes
Flip the prawns to the other side and let it soak for another 15 minutes
Make sure that the prawns are fully cooked inside and outside
Place the prawns and onions with just a small amount of the lime+lime juice (or a few droplets) in a bowl
Add in the diced cucumber and tomatoes
Garnish with cilantro and serve!
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| Home made prawns ceviche |
Hope you enjoy and thanks for reading! =)
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