Delicious Ceviche Tostadas

Ceviche is any kind of seafood or fish marinated in lemon juice with or without spices. The marinating time will depend on .....

the fish or seafood you are using. Some require more time than others to “cook” in the acids of the lemon juice.

Ceviche is delicious served over tostadas (fried or oven baked corn tortillas).

I always spread a little refried beans on the tostadas before placing the ceviche on to prevent the tostada from softening. The ceviche is very moist.

I think the shrimp ceviche tostada on the picture looks very appetizing.

Image is under Creative Commons licence.  Credit given to “Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau” from Flickr.com 

Fish and Chips

We are having Fish and Chips tonight. This is the recipe I am using:

FISH AND CHIPS

1 cup flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups beer very cold, in fact, ice cold

1 egg

1 tablespoon oil

French fry potatoes, frozen

Oil for deep frying

1 1/2 to 2 pounds fish fillets (any firm white fish will do)

Salt and pepper to taste

1 cup flour

Separate the egg. Sift 1 cup of flour into a large bowl, add 3/4 teaspoon salt. Make a well in the center and add the beer, egg yolk and 1 tablespoon oil. Beat until smooth, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400°F bake the potatoes until lightly browned, then turn once, bake a few more minutes until browned and transfer to a paper towel-lined pan in the oven to keep them warm.

Season the fish fillets with salt and pepper. Whip the egg white and gently fold it into the prepared batter with a spatula. Place 1 cup flour into a plate. Dip the fillets into the flour, coat them on all sides and shake off the excess flour. Set aside on a plate.

Dip the floured fish fillets into the batter and then gently drop into the hot oil, one by one. Fry just a few fillets at a time. When they are browned on all sides remove them from the oil and hold in the preheated oven while you fry the remaining fillets.

Serve the fish and chips with a salad.

• VERY IMPORTANT: The batter should be VERY cold.

Very crispy and delicious