CevicheMaxxington Guide

A Core Component of the Anabolic Esoteric Meal Plan

Gm Gents,

After many requests, I present to you the CevicheMaxxington Guide (for Ceviche Summer)

This is installment one of the Tropical Anabolism Cooking series. An assortment of meals I consumed in my pursuit of physical (and intellectual) specimenry

Left: No Ceviche // Right: Ceviche. Coincidence? I’ll let you decide

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Ceviche is Simple

Don’t be intimidated. Ceviche is borderline fast food. Its one of my go-to’s when I don’t know what else to make (and want a cold dish). Once you make it a few times it’ll become a staple.

Bring Ceviche to your next dinner party. You’ll be the coolest one there by a landslide

Its really just seafood marinated in acid and mixed with aromatics & vegetables

• Marinate seafood in acid

• Dice up vegetables

• Mix

• Eat with chips or spoon

Once you get the basics down, you can venture to other similar dishes:

• Poke

• Aguachile

• Cocktails

The Basic Ceviche Formula

1. Protein

Choose any of the following (you can combine multiple)

• Whitefish (Tilapia, Mahi, Mackerel, etc)

• Shrimp (raw or cooked)

• Scallops

• Tuna

• Octopus (cooked)

Bonus points for using full fish

Dice whatever you choose into bite-sized cubes

2. Marinade

You want to “cook” the protein in citrus. The acidity in the juice effectively "cooks" the fish by denaturing its proteins. This improves texture and kills off any pathogens

• Lime Juice

• Lemon Juice

• Orange Juice

• Pineapple Juice

• Grapefruit juice

Use more juice than you think you need. Cover your protein in citrus juice and let marinate for 1-2 hours. Anything longer than 6 hours and the proteins will break down too much.

Bonus: Flavor Enhancers

I like to include some ginger or hot peppers in my marinade. These seep into the protein and add a deeper flavor profile

3. Vegetables & Aromatics

The Classic Ceviche Trinity:

• Cucumbers

• Tomatoes

• Red Onions

Peel and de-seed the cucumbers, try to remove some seeds from the tomatoes. Dice all 3 finely

Bonus Add-ons:

• Cilantro

• Pineapple

• Jalapeños

• Corn

After the fish has marinated, combine with the vegetables. Let sit for another 30 minutes & add more citrus if needed

4. Toppings

Spruce it up with some texture additions:

• Salt

• Avocado

• Sesame seeds

• Corn nuts (for crunch)

• Hoisin sauce (for asian spin)

Eat with Tortilla chips (I make my own with nixtamalized corn, Siete is a good brand), or as is.

You are Now a Certified Ceviche Maxxor

Invite your friends over, make a giant pot of ceviche. Have some nice Mezcal and lots of agua fresca. Its Ceviche Summer

Next up on the Tropical Anabolism MealPlan: Rice noodle bowl