Ecuadorian Shrimp Ceviche (Ceviche de Camaron)
Ingredients for cooking the shrimp
1lb of deveined and peele raw shrimp
Small bunch of cilantro
Small piece peeled Ginger
1 small red onion sliced in
Half
The juice of 2 limes
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp of salt
1 tsp pepper
1 large pot 6 cups of water
Ingredients for ceviche :
1 Large red onions sliced Very thinly
The juice of about 10 limes
The juice of 3 oranges
1/2 cup of ketchup
1 bunch of cilantro chopped very finely
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
1 Tablespoon oil (light olive oil)
minced cilantro for garnish
Instructions
First in a large pot add water ginger, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt, pepper and cumin at high heat let boil for 5 minutes and remove all the vegetables. Add shrimp to the water let boil for few minutes until they turn orange and remove from the water set aside to cool.
Mix sliced red onions with the juice of two limes a pinch of salt and pinch of pepper and 1/4 cup of water and allow onions to pickle in for at least 2 hours.
Put in a large bowl the cooked shrimp the juice of the 3 oranges a cup of the strained water you cooked the shrimp in and the juice of 8 limes, add minced cilantro and the pickled onions, ketchup, olive oil and let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour (half a day is ideal).
Serve with Chifles (fried green plantain chips) or Popcorn and a good sliced fresh French baguette
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