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Tuna ceviche with tamarind

4 servings

40 minutes

Recipe prepared by the chef of the Peruvian restaurant "Lima" Orlando Baldeon.

Tuna ceviche with tamarind
Energy value per serving
Calories
356.8kcal
Proteins
39.9grams
Fats
9.9grams
Carbohydrates
28.7grams
Ingredients
4servings
Red onion
1.5 
head
Ketchup
2 
tbsp
Sugar
2 
tbsp
Soy sauce
 
to taste
Ginger
15 
g
Garlic
2 
clove
Cilantro
4 
sprig
Lime
 
to taste
Salt
 
to taste
Cooking steps
  • 1

    Cut the tuna into large cubes and put it in the refrigerator.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Tuna fillet (loin): 600 g
  • 2

    In a small saucepan, heat oil and sauté finely chopped onion with large pieces of ginger and minced garlic. Add ketchup, tamarind paste, sugar, and 100 ml of water, mix and bring to a boil. Finally, add some soy sauce and sugar if needed. Remove the ginger pieces from the sauce and let it cool.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Vegetable oil: 30 ml
    2. Red onion: 1.5 head
    3. Ginger: 15 g
    4. Garlic: 2 cloves
    5. Ketchup: 2 tablespoons
    6. Tamarind paste: 3 tablespoons
    7. Sugar: 2 tablespoons
    8. Soy sauce:  to taste
  • 3

    Mix sea bass fillet with celery stalk, 5 grams of ginger, minced garlic clove, cilantro stems (leaving leaves for serving), half a chili and randomly chopped onion. Pour lime juice over it all, salt it, mix and let it sit for 15 minutes. Then add 50 ml of water to the vegetables, a few ice cubes, blend until smooth, salt to taste and strain through a sieve. This is called 'tiger's milk.'

    Required ingredients:
    1. Sea bass fillet: 80 g
    2. Celery stalk: 0.5 piece
    3. Ginger: 15 g
    4. Garlic: 2 cloves
    5. Cilantro: 4 sprigs
    6. Chili pepper: 1 piece
    7. Red onion: 1.5 head
    8. Lime juice: 70 ml
    9. Salt:  to taste
  • 4

    Blend the chilled tamarind sauce until smooth, strain through a sieve if desired, add 'tiger milk' and mix.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Tamarind paste: 3 tablespoons
    2. Lime juice: 70 ml
  • 5

    Salt the fish, add cilantro leaves, minced garlic, lime juice, chili rings, mix it up, add sauce, mix again and serve immediately.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Sea bass fillet: 80 g
    2. Cilantro: 4 sprigs
    3. Garlic: 2 cloves
    4. Lime juice: 70 ml
    5. Chili pepper: 1 piece
    6. Salt:  to taste