| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Seafood, Grains |
Caribbean |
Appetizer |
6 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 3 |
lb |
Bay or small scallops |
| 1/4 |
c |
Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 |
ts |
Oil |
| 1/4 |
c |
Chopped shallots |
| 3 1/2 |
tb |
Fish sauce (nuoc mam) |
| 6 |
tb |
Sugar |
| 3 |
oz |
Fresh rau ram (an aromatic leaf); sliced hair-thin |
| 3 |
oz |
Fresh basil; sliced hair-thin |
| 3 |
tb |
Fresh ginger; sliced hair-thin |
| 1/3 |
c |
Ground unsalted dry-roasted peanuts |
| 1 |
ts |
Chili paste |
|
|
Oil for deep frying |
| 1/4 |
lb |
Prawn crackers |
|
|
Lettuce leaves |
INSTRUCTIONS
GARNISH
Bosley John <bosley_john@smtpmac.bah.com>
I'm posting here five recipes for seviche/ceviche as published in the Food
section of Wednesday's Washington _Post_. The article included all the
standard warnings about parasites, etc. but we've been over all that
already, and the article didn't have anything new to add to our prior
discussion so I'll skip all that and post just the recipes. Also you will
note that the chile content of these recipes is minimal or even noted as
"optional"!!??? (The _Post_ also spells the word for the fruit "chili;"
it's getting so the concept of "literate journalist" is almost a
contradiction in terms...) Well, I reckon all of us know what needs to be
added in each case--or we can do some trial and error adjusting. See
recipes "SAIGONNAIS SCALLOP SEVICHE", "OLD ANGLER'S INN SANTA FE SHRIMP
SEVICHE", "ROOF TERRACE RESTAURANT CARIBBEAN SEAFOOD ESCABECHE", "MUSSEL
SEVICHE", and "LOBSTER SEVICHE".
SAIGONNAIS SCALLOP SEVICHE: This recipe is attributed to Chef-owner Tin
Quan of the Saigonnais restaurant in Washington's Adams-Morgan multi-ethnic
enclave. (A friend of mine with mild dyslexia used to call it
"Madams-Organ" ;-)) 6 to 8 servings.
Place scallops in a non-corrosive bowl and marinate in lemon juice for 1/2
hour. Drain scallops in a strainer over a bowl in the refrigerator for 2
hrs. Dry completely with paper towels.
Heat oil in a non-stick skillet, add shallots and saute' until browned.
Blend fish sauce with sugar until sugar completely dissolves. Pour over
scallops and add rau ram, basil, ginger, peanuts, chili paste and fried
shallots. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Heat oil in a saucepan, add prawn crackers, one or two at a time, and fry
until puffed, about 10 sec. Line a serving dish with lettuce leaves and
pour scallops over the top. Arrange fried prawn crackers around edges.
CHILE-HEADS ARCHIVES
From the Chile-Heads recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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