Tahitian style fish
Little pieces of fish marinated overnight a night in lime juice.
231,9474.6/5 for 30 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 4 people, you will need:
1 
1 bunch 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 12 hours 57 min. | 12 hours 57 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
The day before, cut 600 g fish fillet into small pieces. Ideally use 3 different kinds of fish: salmon, cod, whiting, tuna, etc.
Stage 2
You should make the pieces quite small about 1 or 2 cm) and fairly thin.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 4 - 12 hours
Put all the fish in the salted lime juice, mix well.
Cover with plastic film and refrigerate overnight.
Cover with plastic film and refrigerate overnight.
Stage 5
The next day, you will see that the fish has been cured by the lime juice, as it will have become opaque (effectively "cooked").
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Drain the fish in a strainer. You can discard the lime juice now.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Wash, peel and cut 1 carrot in small pieces.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Cut 1 bunch chives very fine.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Cut 1 shallot into very small pieces.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Add carrot, chives and shallot to the fish, mix well.
Stage 11 - 1 min.
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Serve like this, as a salad, or on toast. If you're having a barbecue, serve as a starter, and make toast directly on the barbecue with slices of lightly buttered bread. Yummmm...
Remarks
If you don't have limes, you can use lemons, but it will not be as good.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 709 Kcal or 2,968 Kj | 109 gr | 68 gr | 0 gr |
| 35 % | 42 % | 6 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 52 Kcal or 218 Kj | 8 gr | 5 gr | 0 gr |
| 3 % | 3 % | <1 % | 0 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 177 Kcal or 741 Kj | 27 gr | 17 gr | 0 gr |
| 9 % | 11 % | 2 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 8.94 €
- Per person : 2.24 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Fish fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Nicholas's fish, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, "Land and sea" kebabs, Red sea bream fillets in a soy-sauce marinade, ... All |
 | Lime: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pavlova, Mexican ceviche, Erika's ceviche, Hot tomato sauce, Lemon and lime cakes, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Mixed vegetable curry, Carbonnade, ... All |
 | Carrot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chorba, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Vegetable tartare, Chinese Soup, Creamy risotto with vegetables , ... All |
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