Recipe - Roof Terrace Caribbean Seafood Escabeche

One half cup Olive oil
One half pound Red snapper fillet
One half pound Halibut fillet
One half pound Boneless; skinless tuna
steak
3 Cloves garlic; peeled and
chopped
1 (up to)
2 Dried red chiles (said to be
"optional")
1 Bay leaf
One half teaspoon Spanish paprika
1 One half cup Red or whitewine vinegar
1 Sprig fresh rosemary or
3 (up to)
4 Sprigs fresh thyme
One half teaspoon Coarse salt
2 tablespoon Coarsely chopped Italian
parsley or cilantro
1 Ear corn; cooked and cut or sliced up
into rings
1/8 pound Feta cheese; cut into cubes
6 Alfonso or Kalamata olives
1 Lime; cut or sliced up

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 caseor we can do some trial and error adjusting. See
recipes "SAIGONNAIS SCALLOP SEVICHE", "OLD ANGLER'S INN SANTA FE SHRIMP
SEVICHE", "MUSSEL SEVICHE", and "LOBSTER SEVICHE".

Attributed to Executive Chef MaxPhillippe Knoepfel of the Rooftop
Restaurant in the Kennedy Center. The chef says, "I like to serve the
escabeche on a bed of cold, finely shredded lettuce. The best variety for
this is iceberg, which has no real flavor but does have refreshing
crunchiness." (Salinas CA Chamber of Commerce please copy comment on flavor
of iceberg lettuce...) 6 servings.

Heat oil in an 8" skillet. Add fish a few pieces at a time and quickly toss
over high heat to sear, about 1 to 2 minutes. When fish is cooked, transfer
pieces with a slotted spoon to a deep serving dish.

To the same skillet, add garlic, chiles, and bay leaf. Saute' over medium
heat until garlic is barely golden. Quickly add paprika and vinegar. Stir
and bring to a boil over mediumhigh heat. Reduce heat, add rosemary and
salt. Simmer gently 810 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool about 20 min
undisturbed. Pour while still warm over fish. Let cool to room temperature.
Toss in parsley and garnish with rounds of corn, feta, olives, and lime
slices. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 3 days.

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