How To Make Ceviche With Shrimp?
Making Ceviche is simple, and it just requires a few ingredients as we are making the authentic style Ceviche with shrimp. It is a perfect appetizer and will satisfy your cravings for having Ceviche any time of the day. If you cook the shrimp raw, it will take a longer time; thus, it is better to poach the shrimp to speed up the cooking process.
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- One bowl cucumber diced
- 1 cup diced tomatoes chopped
- 1 diced onion
- 1.5 tbsp of salt
- 1 tsp of pepper
- 2 quarts of water
- 1 pound peeled shrimp
- 1 tbsp of parsley
- 1 tbsp cilantro
- 1 lime
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, add 2 quarts of water and then add salt. Let it boil until the water comes to a temperature of 180 degrees. Now add deveined shrimp and allow them to cook till they turn opaque. For almost 2-3 minutes. The poaching method helps preserve the delicate taste and the texture of the shrimp. Boiling the shrimp makes it much safer to eat as it destroys any organism that can be harmful to us. All those who want to cook the shrimp in few minutes, if you are in a pinch of time, just use pre-cooked shrimp.
- After 5 minutes, transfer the shrimp to a strainer and wash it with cold water to stop the cooking process. Now you need to chop the shrimp to get nice juicy bites of seafood while eating Ceviche shrimp.
- Transfer the chopped shrimp into a large mixing bowl, add onions, cucumber, tomatoes, and parsley. Squeeze a lemon, add lemon zest, cilantro, pepper, salt, and give it a quick mix. Cover it with plastic wrap and keep it in the fridge for an hour or a half.
- After 30 minutes, take off the plastic wrap, add diced avocado, and serve it chilled. The Ceviche shrimp is full of flavors, nutrients, and citrus notes. Serve it with something crunchy like a tortilla or potato chips or plantain chips or crackers, and you are good to go.
Notes
Note: If you want to have ceviche shrimp as a meal, take a few spoons of Ceviche and put it on a tostada, and serve it with a schezwan sauce.