Peruvian Recipes
 

This thread is in response to a specific request.

Citrus Ceviche

Ingredients
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 pound fresh sea bass fillets, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and cubed
salt and pepper to taste
4 hard-cooked eggs, quartered

Preparation
In a medium non-reactive bowl combine the lemon juice, lime juice, ginger and olive oil. Add the bass and toss to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. The flesh of the fish should be white and opaque.

Add the cilantro, onion and avocado. Season to taste with salt and pepper, toss and serve with hard cooked egg wedges.

Cupos

Ingredient
1 head of cabbage
1 lb. ground beef
3 onions
1/2 lb. rice (white)
5 pieces of bay leaf
4 cans tomato sauce
2 long sausages (pork or beef)

Preparation
Boil cabbage, takes about 30 minutes.

Take cabbage and start peeling the leaves.

Ground beef and rice; put in the cabbage.

Mix tomato sauce and chopped onions together with bay leaves.

Cook the ground beef until turn brown. Mix sauce and meat together.

Cut sausages in small portion. Let it cook for 45 minutes, then ready to eat.

Does the marinade actually cook the fish in the first recipe, or is it more like sushi?

God I haven't had ceviche in years. When I was in Peru I used to almost live on it...

I just had some peruvian food at my bosses house. I don't know what it was called but it was so good.

Any specific vegetarian recipes in Peru? What about their famous bean and rice?

I am sure there must be some fantastic recipes to make lent less of a drag. Not to throw anything sour into the mix.