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Shrimp and Tilapia Ceviche with Green and Red Peppers

A ceviche made with shrimp and tilapia, green and red peppers, and citrus juices.

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Why it works: Jicama and lime share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 80 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Shrimp and Tilapia Ceviche with Green and Red Peppers

Time5 hours

Ingredients

Directions

Infuse the tequila

  1. Place the jalapeno pepper halves in a small bowl.

  2. Pour tequila over pepper.

  3. Cover bowl and let stand at room temperature for 48 hours.

  4. Remove and discard the jalapeno.

Prepare the seafood

  1. In a large skillet, bring 1-inch of water to boiling.

  2. Add the shrimp and tilapia; cook for 1 minute (do not return mixture to boiling before timing).

  3. Drain and rinse with cold water.

  4. Place shrimp and tilapia in a large ceramic or glass bowl.

Marinate and serve

  1. Stir in the green and red sweet peppers, onion, jicama, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, lemon juice, orange juice, coconut milk, sugar, salt and the tequila.

  2. Cover and chill for 5 hours.

  3. Remove mixture from liquid with a slotted spoon and serve in martini glasses garnished with avocado slices.

  4. Serve with tortilla chips.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1231Calories
59 gProtein
67 gFat
111 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Salmon100g cooked208
Tortilla Chip1 medium flour (45g)140
Shrimp100g cooked99
Orange Juice1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Jicama1 cup (120g)46
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Jicama + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together80 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Lime + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,289 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Jalapeno + jicamatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Jalapeno + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,035 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Shrimp and tilapia
Provide the main protein, which firms and turns opaque as the acids act on it.
Lime juice
Acid that denatures the fish proteins, giving ceviche its firm, opaque texture.
Lemon juice
Adds further acidity to firm the seafood and sharpen the overall flavor.
Coconut milk
Adds fat and richness that softens the sharpness of the citrus.
Tequila
Adds aroma and flavor after infusing with jalapeno, and contributes to the marinade.
Red onion
Adds sharp aroma and crunch that mellows during marinating.

The step that matters

Cooking the seafood for 1 minute. Brief blanching sets the outer surface before marinating. Returning the mixture to a boil would overcook the fish and make it rubbery, so timing must be kept short.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (jalapeno, pepper, shrimp, jicama, tomato, lime, lemon):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Okrafits better
  3. Lettucefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against jalapeno, pepper, shrimp, jicama, tomato, lime, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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