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Scallop Ceviche with “Tiger’s Milk”

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Scallop Ceviche with "Tiger's Milk"

Scallop Ceviche with "Tiger's Milk"

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Equipment

  • - Scalper/Knife Set (Essential knives including a scallop knife for precision cutting)

  • - Mason Jars (Used for marinating and storing the ceviche ingredients)

  • - Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls (Versatile bowls for mixing ingredients together)

  • - Silicone Whisk (Great for blending lime juice, fish, and other components of the ceviche)

  • - High-Speed Blender (To finely chop or puree tiger milk if needed)

  • - Citrus Juicer/Squeezer (For extracting fresh citrus juices, crucial to the recipe's flavor profile)

  • - Silicone Spatula (A must-have for scraping bowls clean and mixing ingredients evenly)

  • - Electric Citrus Press (Provides consistent lime juice extraction, which is key in this dish)

  • - Glass Cutting Board (Safe to use with knives when preparing seafood like scallops)

  • - Measuring Cups & Spoons (For accurate ingredient measurements)

  • - Seafood Basket/Bucket (Useful for handling and cleaning the scallop shells before cooking if needed)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup diced (1/3-inch) peeled sweet potato

  • 1 cup frozen choclo kernels (optional)

  • 1 pound sea scallops, tough ligament removed from side and scallops halved horizontally

  • 1 small red onion

  • 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (preferably Key lime)

  • 2 tablespoons pisco (preferably Peruvian)

  • 2 tablespoons bottled ají amarillo or ají mirasol paste (sometimes labeled "crema")

  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper

  • 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro

  • Equipment: an adjustable-blade slicer

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Steam sweet potato in a steamer rack, covered, over simmering water until just tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
2

Instruction 2

Meanwhile, cook choclo (if using) in a medium pot of well-salted boiling water, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl, reserving liquid in pot, and cool to room temperature.
3

Instruction 3

Return choclo-cooking water to a boil (or use 4 cups fresh water if not using choclo). Add scallops and poach at a bare simmer, stirring occasionally, until barely cooked through, about 1 minute. Drain well and cool to room temperature.
4

Instruction 4

Halve onion lengthwise, then very thinly slice using slicer. Soak in a bowl of cold water 5 minutes, then drain well and pat dry.
5

Instruction 5

Stir together lime juice, pisco, chile paste, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, then gently stir in sweet potato, choclo, scallops, onion, bell pepper, cilantro, and salt to taste.
6

Instruction 6

Serve ceviche on small plates, drizzled with any remaining lime juice mixture from bowl.
7

Instruction 7

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