Description
Peruvian specialty of yellow potato topped with ceviche, adapted to a homemade version and with exact proportions.
Ingredients
Scale
For the causa
- 800 g yellow potatoes
- 75 ml freshly squeezed lime juice (5 tablespoons)
- 70 g ají amarillo paste (⅓ cup)
- 45 ml vegetable oil (3 tablespoons)
- 7 g salt (1¼ teaspoons)
- 180 g ripe avocado, thinly sliced (1 large avocado)
- 6 washed lettuce leaves
For the ceviche
- 400 g very fresh firm white fish fillet, previously frozen, skinless and boneless, cut into 2 cm cubes
- 100 ml freshly squeezed lime juice (⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon)
- 100 g red onion, thinly sliced (¾ medium onion)
- 15 g ají limo chili, seeded and finely chopped (1 small chili)
- 15 g fresh cilantro, chopped (⅓ cup)
- 5 g salt (¾ teaspoon)
- 2 g ground black pepper (½ teaspoon)
For the leche de tigre
- 100 g very fresh white fish trimmings, previously frozen
- 80 ml freshly squeezed lime juice (⅓ cup)
- 80 ml cold fish stock (⅓ cup)
- 40 g red onion, roughly chopped (¼ medium onion)
- 15 g celery, roughly chopped (½ small stalk)
- 5 g peeled fresh ginger (one 1 cm piece)
- 4 g peeled garlic (1 large clove)
- 10 g fresh cilantro (¼ cup)
- 8 g ají limo chili, seeded (½ small chili)
- 3 g salt (½ teaspoon)
- 100 g ice (1 cup)
For serving
- 200 g cooked and peeled sweet potato (2 small sweet potatoes)
- 200 g cooked corn on the cob (1 large ear)
- 50 g toasted cancha corn (⅓ cup)