Home Ceviche Hack

A ceviche hack I developed that I find better than most Peruvian restaurants.

The key to this hack is to create the “marinade” (the leche de tigre as it’s called in Peru, meant to be eaten with a spoon FYI) salty enough and tangy enough. Salt and lime are the only requirements to have something tasty. To keep it more Peruvian I mix in some Aji Amarillo paste, cilantro, and onion. You can order some of the Peruvian crunchy corn or if you’re lazy and brave enough (careful with appropriation these days) toss in some corn nuts like I did here. Boil some potatoes and sweet potatoes and you have Peruvian ceviche at home for a fraction of the price.

Oh right… and what about fish – the main ingredient.? Well this is the most hacky part of the entire hack… frozen tilapia. Yes I said it. I’ve tried this with sashimi grade fish too and I swear I can’t even tell what I like better (I think I honestly prefer the tilapia). I developed this with my Peruvian ex (from Peru, where it is infinitely better than here) and she even made it for her families pot luck using this method.