Made my first ceviche

I heard the Ocean Whitefish was good as Ceviche so I decided to try that. I had fresh limes and Meyer lemons on my trees so used 3 limes and a lemon and marinated some whitefish and also some halibut trimmings for 1/2 hour. I didn’t have tomatoes or cucumber or peppers so I just added some fresh salsa and chopped onions with a little leftover cilantro. So it came out very lime-forward but to me that was a big plus. It was especially perfect after a 17 mile mountain bike ride. It’s like protein salsa.

I also baked the other fillet of Whitefish with my typical soy/honey/garlic/etc thing and it was excellent. I had tried one a couple years ago and it was sort of fishy. I must not have taken care of that one properly because they are excellent table fare. It kinda sucks that they are so pretty and feminine looking.

I also did a side by side of lingcod vs halibut Gochujang in the air fryer. Lingcod works better - absorbs the sauce better. Like chicken thigh vs chicken breast.

Looks yummy  . Never tried Whitefish device before,  will give it a try next time I caught one.  Thanks for the pictures Joe.

Ocean white fish is so GOOD. It ranks #2 on my favorite fish list.

Right on looks good!

Done plenty of ceviche with halibut but never caught or cooked a Whitefish. Some recipes have you marinate and then pour off the lime juice then add the vegetables and some olive oil, that certainly makes it less sour but sounds like it turned out just fine how you did it.

Really accurate comparison of lingcod with chicken thighs and halibut with chicken breast, it's  so easy to overcooked and dry out the halibut and breast and thighs and lingcod almost always come out moist.
 

Looks yummy Joe! 

In my travels, I developed a taste for ceviche served with smashed and fried crispy plantains. So good!

Very nice. Thanks for the food pics. Inspiring.

Looks yummy Joe! 

In my travels, I developed a taste for ceviche served with smashed and fried crispy plantains. So good!

Right on! Do you have plantain recipe you could share?

Damn so hungry all of a sudden 

Looks yummy Joe! 

In my travels, I developed a taste for ceviche served with smashed and fried crispy plantains. So good!

Right on! Do you have plantain recipe you could share?

Oh, I've never made it, just always got them at a bar in Costa Rica, haha.  I think they are pretty simple - I have some ideas.  It's been on my list for a long time, just haven't gotten around to it.

I might try this though - I have some CA halibut and striper in my freezer that needs to get eaten, and ceviche would probably be a great use for that.

If I do try, my method would be:
Peel and slice diagonally into ~1/4" thick pieces.  Heat avocado oil (or maybe grapeseed - high smoke point would be best) in cast iron skillet nice and hot, and place plantain pieces.  Salt and pepper, and then use a burger smasher to press to about 1/8" thick. Fry for a couple minutes til golden, flip, and fry another couple minutes.

I'd bet if sliced to 1/8" thick initially and lightly smashed before cooking, they would probably crisp up nicely in an air fryer.  Just a hunch...

Looks yummy Joe! 

In my travels, I developed a taste for ceviche served with smashed and fried crispy plantains. So good!

Right on! Do you have plantain recipe you could share?

We love plantain chips with ceviche, especially Peruvian ceviche.  We start with green plantains, peel, slice lengthwise about 1/8" thick.  Oil fry 350°.  Salt and drain.  1/8" yields a chip still with a little remnant of tenderness, but sturdy enough to dig out chunks of fish.

Looks yummy Joe! 

In my travels, I developed a taste for ceviche served with smashed and fried crispy plantains. So good!

Right on! Do you have plantain recipe you could share?

We love plantain chips with ceviche, especially Peruvian ceviche.  We start with green plantains, peel, slice lengthwise about 1/8" thick.  Oil fry 350°.  Salt and drain.  1/8" yields a chip still with a little remnant of tenderness, but sturdy enough to dig out chunks of fish.

That little soft spot in the center is where the magic happens!

ocean white fish???? that is a cool looking fish!!

how do you catch one of those?  trolling?

ocean white fish???? that is a cool looking fish!!

how do you catch one of those?  trolling?

I think Monterey is as North as they get. Incidental catch on squid or jigs, I think at 50’ or deeper.

ocean white fish???? that is a cool looking fish!!

how do you catch one of those?  trolling?

I think Monterey is as North as they get. Incidental catch on squid or jigs, I think at 50’ or deeper.

ahhh...I can barely catch purposeful catches...incidentals sound impossible.  hahahaha...thanks for sharing.

ahhh...I can barely catch purposeful catches...incidentals sound impossible.  hahahaha...thanks for sharing.
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