Island Ceviche With Tropical Fruit Recipes

CEVICHE WITH TROPICAL FRUIT AND HABANERO

Steps:

• Pour lime juice and orange juice through a sieve set over a large glass bowl. Add red snapper fillet and gently stir to combine (fish should be completely covered by juice). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until fish is opaque throughout, about 4 hours. Drain fish well; discard marinade. Return fish to bowl.
• Add mango, pineapple, tomatoes, chile, red onion, cilantro, and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper and more lime juice, if desired. Serve with tortilla chips.

ISLAND CEVICHE WITH PICKLED ONIONS

Steps:

• Cut the fish into pieces resembling the size of the scallops. Separately toss the seafood with a little oil and season with salt and pepper.
• In a saute pan over high heat, sear the fish and scallops, about 30 seconds on each side. The middle should still be raw. Work in batches so you don't overcrowd the pan. Place seafood into a glass dish and coat with lime juice. Glass is best, as it won't react with the acid in the juice. Marinate, refrigerated, overnight.
• Remove the flesh from 1/2 a papaya and cut into medium dice. Slice the remaining 1/2 into long strips. Next day, pour off the lime juice and gently fold the drained fish and scallop mixture together with remaining ingredients and diced papaya. Serve with tortilla chips, sliced papaya, and Pink Pickled Onions.
• In a small saucepan, bring the vinegar, sugar, and chiles to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. In a plastic container, place the sliced onions and pour the liquid over them. Place the container in an ice bath to cool. Serve chilled with meats and seafood. These are also great on sandwiches.

CEVICHE DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk together everything but oil. In a thin stream, whisk in oil to form an emulsion.
• Will keep refrigerated up to 4 days.

TROPICAL FRUIT CRUISE

Steps:

• Place puree in bowl and warm over a water bath. Bloom gelatin in cold water. When gelatin is soft, remove from water and add to puree. Stir until gelatin is melted. Whip cream with sugar and vanilla extract to soft peaks. Fold in 1/3 of cream into puree mixture, then fold in remaining cream. Scoop into molds, place cake rounds on top and freeze. Remove from molds, cake side down, and coat with toasted coconut. They will look like little sandy islands.
• Assembly for Tropical Fruit Cruise:
• Place chocolate molded cruise ship on a plate. Fill with kiwi sorbet. You can add chocolate smoke stacks on to the top of the sorbet. Place Mango Mousse Island on the plate near the ship. You can add additional decoration such as chocolate palm trees and pink chocolate flamingos, if desired.
• Cut out templates of bottom and sides of ship
• Melt and cool chocolate in a bowl. Add corn syrup and water and stir until combined. Wrap in plastic and let set.
• Roll the chocolate out flat. Place templates on top of chocolate and cut out 2 side pieces and 1 bottom piece for the ship. "Glue" together with melted chocolate. You can also cut out strips and roll to make 2 smoke stacks.
• To make simple syrup, bring sugar and water to a boil and let cool.
• Mix together puree and syrup and adjust tartness with lemon juice. Process in an ice cream machine.