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Tahitian style fish
Little pieces of fish marinated overnight a night in lime juice.
284 K 4.5/5 (32 reviews)
12 hours 60 min.
Easy
8.95 €
4 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
600 g fish fillet
5 
1 
1 
1 bunch 
a little 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 12 hours 60 min.
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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.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 110 RDI=40 % | 70 RDI=6 % | 0 | 710 RDI=40 % | 2,970 RDI: 40 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 0 | 50 RDI=3 % | 220 RDI: 3 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 0 | 180 RDI=9 % | 740 RDI: 9 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 8.95 €
- Per person : 2.25 €
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