Refreshing shrimp and avocado ceviche recipe made with shrimp, avocado, red onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, sour or bitter orange juice (naranja agria), lime juice, cilantro, and salt.
1/3 to ½cupof sour or bitter orange juicefrom about 1-2 sour oranges (if you can’t find sour oranges use a mix of orange juice and lime juice) –adjust to taste
½cupof fresh lime juicefrom about 4-5 limes
2-3tablespoonsof finely chopped cilantro
1hot pepperthinly sliced or diced – optional and adjust based on your preference, for lighter infused flavor, simple slice a hot pepper in half lengthwise and let it marinate then remove before serving the ceviche
2small avocados or 1 large avocadodiced
1-2tablespoonsof oiloptional (can use olive oil or a neutral oil like avocado oil)
Popcorn, corn tostadas, hot sauce/chopped hot peppers, crushed peanuts or peanut butter
Instructions
Place the red onion slices in a bowl, sprinkle with some salt, and cover with cold water. Rinse well and drain.
Sprinkle the washed sliced red onions with a couple tablespoons of lime juice.
Mix the cooked shrimp with half of the onions, half of the diced tomatoes, diced green bell peppers, ½ of the chopped cilantro, hot pepper, the sour orange juice, the remaining lime juice, and salt. Refrigerate and let marinate for about 30 minutes.
When ready to serve the ceviche, mix in the diced avocado, remaining lime marinated red onion slices, remaining diced tomatoes, remaining chopped cilantro, and oil. Mix well, taste and add additional salt if needed.
Serve with your choice of green plantain chips (aka patacones/tostones), popcorn, hot sauce or chopped fresh hot peppers to taste, etc.
Notes
In Ecuador, there’s a variation of shrimp ceviche called “ceviche de Jipijapa”, based on a small town where they serve the ceviche with avocado and a creamy peanut sauce. If you would like to try that variation, just add either some crunchy crushed peanuts (I recommend putting them in the food processor) or a bit of peanut butter to your individual ceviche - start with small amount and add more if you like it. It might sound like an odd combination, but it’s delicious!