some ways to prepare ceviche

                        

Some ways to prepare Ceviche

 

     The most traditional dish of the diverse and delicious Peruvian cuisine is ceviche. There are many ways to prepare it, but the most simplest and traditional way to do it is fish ceviche. Although in several countries like, Brazil, Panama, Uruguay, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, and other many countries they eat ceviche, the ingredients are very different.

      Preparing a Peruvian ceviche is faster than the Mexican ceviche. To begin prepared a Peruvian ceviche; we need to cut the onion very thin. Next, we extract the juice from squeezing lemons, and keep the juice in a bowl. Then cut the croaker fish into squares. Now, we start cutting the chili peppers in half or into slices. Later on, we place the fish in a bowl with salt, pepper, and hot chili peppers. Then we stir everything and leave it for three minutes until the fish is imbued with the flavors. Afterward, we take the lemon juice and the onions and we put them over the fish and mix it. We wait five to seven minutes until the fish is ready. Finally, we added slices of sweet potato, cooked corn and lettuce leaves.

    Mexican and Peruvian ceviche are prepared with fish and have the same name,but it is prepared differently. To begin prepared a Mexican ceviche we need cut the mere fish into cubes. Next, we put the fish in a container with lemon juice, water, and salt. We stir from time to time and let the fish cook inside the refrigerator. Wait until the fish changes colors from clear to white. Then, in a large bowl, we mix tomatoes, onion, cilantro, green jalapeno, oregano, lemon juice, salt, and olive oil.  We stir and add the fish already cooked. Finally when everything is ready they serve with crackers, ketchup, and avocado.

       Even though, the ceviche has similar ingredients in both countries, it is eaten and cooks very differently. But at the end, we enjoy eating the ceviche. This plate is one of my favorite foods. We always eat on summer and winter. Of course every country says that they have the best ceviche, but in my opinion Peruvian ceviche is the best.

 

Peruvian ceviche

                       

                                                            Mexican ceviche

How to cook a Peruvian dish

   

     One of my favorite foods to cook and to eat is arroz con pollo. When I was little,my family used to cook a lot of this food for family reunions. This dish was my grandmother’s favorite food. I used to go into the kitchen when I was little and watch my grandmother cook. When my grandmother saw me there, she told me that I cannot cook with her because I was too little. As a result I stayed there until she finished. Later on, I said to my grandmother “when I grow up I will be cooking with you.” Now I will show you how to prepare this food.    

     The ingredients for this food are; coriander, garlic, pepper, red pepper, peas, oil, onions, carrot, salt, and chicken. Now that we have the ingredients, we can start cooking. First, we put a little bit of oil in the pot. Second, cut the onions in cubes and place them in the pot. Afterwards, add garlic, pepper, and red pepper. Next, we wait 3 minutes and add slices of chicken .Than we tossthe peas and 4 cups of water. After the chicken is cooked, we add 4cups of rice and a little bit of salt. Finally, we wait for the rice is cooked and ready to eat.

      When the food was ready all my family sit in the large table to eat together , they all start to talking stories about when they were kids.  For me cooking with my family is very important and fun because every day I learn something new from them.

cooking at home

       

         

One of the reasons I that I like cooking at home is because I enjoy cooking for me and my family. I believe cooking is very interesting and I can cook whenever I want to eat at any time. Sometimes when I go to a restaurant there are some ingredients that I do not like. When I go home, I try to cook the same plate but with different   ingredients.

       Eating with my family is very important, because sometimes we don not have time to sit and talk, but when I cook, we all sit at the table and enjoy eating together. Sometimes my family convinces me to cook another type of food like orange duck or turkey,  sometimes I do it and I learn to cook a little bit of everything. 

    Another reason why I like cooking at home, is that sometimes you go to restaurants and there are a lot of people. However, when I cook at home, it can be very peaceful, Sometimes I put some music play music. However what I love most about cooking, is the moment that I have with my mom in the kitchen enjoying cooking together. This is why I enjoy cooking at home.

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