Ecuadorian Shrimp Ceviche
- 2 pounds unpeeled medium shrimp, washed
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 orange, peeled and cut in half
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon roughly chopped parsley
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon roughly chopped cilantro
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 red onion, cut into small dice
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 3 limes
- 2 heaping tablespoons ketchup (approximately)
- 1 avocado
- Hot sauce for garnish
- Plantain chips
- Rub the shrimp with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
- Then squeeze the orange halves over the shrimp and simmer in a large frying pan, covered, for 5 minutes.
- Remove the shrimp to a bowl and add a few ice cubes to prevent the shrimp from discoloring or shrinking.
- Strain the juice from the frying pan and pour into the bowl of a blender or food processor.
- Add 1 cup each of the parsley and cilantro as well as the tomato to the juice, then pulverize.
- Peel the shrimp, cut in half lengthwise, and return to the bowl.
- Stir the diced onion, sugar, and salt in a bowl with the herb mixture.
- Cut the limes in half.
- Stick the tines of the fork in the center of a lime and rotate it as you squeeze it over the shrimp and onions, discarding any seeds.
- Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the ketchup and mix with a spoon then toss with the shrimp.
- Refrigerate for a couple of hours, until cold.
- Just before serving, dice and add the avocado.
- Serve the ceviche in individual bowls, topped with dabs of ketchup or hot sauce and sprinkled with the remaining parsley and cilantro.
- Pass the plantain chips.
shrimp, extra virgin olive oil, orange, parsley, cilantro, tomato, red onion, sugar, salt, limes, ketchup, avocado, chips
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/ecuadorian-shrimp-ceviche (may not work)