Ceviche & Pisco Sours
Thursday, June 30th
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Pacific Time
Join Cristo and Yoli in Cusco and learn how to make savory Peruvian ceviche from scratch with their family recipe! Enjoy the vibrant flavors of Peruvian cuisine paired with a refreshing Pisco Sour, and get ready for summer!
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Ingredients & Preparation
Have your ingredients pre-measured and prepped before the class for a more seamless experience.
If you do not have certain ingredients, our chefs will do their best to suggest substitutions.
Before class:
Boil the sweet potato and corn for the ceviche garnish.
Squeeze the lime juice.
Ceviche
serves 4
Leche de Tigre (Ceviche Sauce)
200 grams (7 ounces) fresh fish, roughly chopped - seabass, salmon, trout, grouper, etc.
1/2 red onion, peeled
50 g (1 1/2 to 2-inch piece) ginger, peeled
1 raw aji limo chili pepper
Substitution: habanero or jalapeno
3 garlic cloves, peeled
2 celery sticks
1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, plus more to taste if necessary
Fish broth or water
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
3 ice cubes
Salt & pepper to taste
Ceviche
1 kilogram (35 ounces) fresh fish - seabass, salmon, trout, grouper, etc.
1 red onion, peeled
1 raw aji limo chili pepper
Substitution: habanero or jalapeno
1 raw aji amarillo chili pepper
Substitution: an additional habanero or jalapeno pepper
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Juice from 4 large limes (about 3/4 cup)
Salt & pepper to taste
Ice cubes
Garnishes
1 boiled sweet potato, peeled, for garnish
Boiled white or yellow corn, for garnish
Lettuce, for garnish
1 raw rocoto pepper, for garnish
Substitution: habanero or jalapeno
Pisco Sour
1-2 cocktails
3 ounces Pisco (or substitute with Silver Tequila)
1 ounce lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
5 cubes ice
2 egg whites
A few drops of Angostura bitters
Equipment
Certain commonly used kitchen tools are not listed here, such as cutlery, dishes, mixing bowls, pots, and pans. Any additional equipment is listed here.
Blender
Mixing bowls
Cutting board and knives
Glassware for serving cocktails
Blender or cocktail shaker
General Steps:
Make the pisco sours.
Prepare Leche de Tigre.
Prepare the ceviche and add Leche de Tigre on top.
Plate ceviche with sweet potato and corn. ¡Buen provecho!
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