Scorpionfish Ceviche

Scorpionfish Ceviche

How I Got This Fish

On day 2 of my spearfishing adventure in the Poipu area of Kauai, I had to make up for a terrible effort the day before. Getting out early in the morning I thought I would see tons of fish, but it was a ghost town until I was out about 100 yards from shore. Then it was on…or so I thought. I had a little SpearPro 50 that I was able to put in my suitcase…but it is terrible. The first 15-20 fish I shot at got nowhere close to hitting them. This gun is beyond inaccurate, but, I needed redemption for the day before.

While I did get a small To’au (black tailed snapper-invasive), I did need to get some fish to take home for the family. Then I swam upon schools of Kole and menpachi…perfect! Perfect until I remembered I have a crappy gun that can barely hit a target and especially small fish that dart around. After missing many more shots I decided to take one last chance on an overhang that held a bunch of fish of all types.

So, I relax, hold my breath and drop down about 18 feet and laid down below the ledge. I take aim at a big snapper and my eye catches something much bigger on a wall…a big scorpionfish. Coming to the end of my breath, I have to make a serious decision because these things have so many venomous spines, and on low breath I can’t afford to fight it, and this gun is just wildly inaccurate. No time left, I moved closer…shot! The fish peels off the wall with a complete stone shot and now it is time to swim back with my beautiful red scorpionfish on the spear!!! No way it is going on the fish stringer!

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Scorpionfish Ceviche

by H20 By Motorcycle

This recipe takes simple things you can get from any local farmers market in Kauai. It is fresh and light and perfect for a Hawaiian day.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 30 minutes mins

Total Time: 45 minutes mins

Servings: 2

Equipment

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  Chef Knife
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  Glass or non-reactive bowl

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 Fillet of Nohu (skinned)
• ▢ Juice of 2 limes
• ▢ 2 Green onions – dark green 1/4 inch cuts (light green going into white thin slices)
• ▢ 1 tbsp Chopped cilantro
• ▢ 2 Rambutan fruits
• ▢ Juice of half a passion fruit (with or without seeds)

Instructions 

• Chop the Nohu filet into 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces.
  1 Fillet of Nohu
• Put fish into a glass bowl or other non-reactive container.
• Squeeze limes over fish and add passion fruit juice (also acidic). Basically you need enough juice to cover the fish.
  Juice of 2 limes

  Juice of half a passion fruit
• Set the bowl with the fish into a refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Chop vegetables and fruits while the fish cooks in the juice in the fridge.
  2 Green onions – dark green 1/4 inch cuts

  1 tbsp Chopped cilantro

  2 Rambutan fruits
• After 30 minutes or longer, take the bowl of fish out of the fridge and stir in all the vegetables and fruits.
• Enjoy a super healthy, flavorful, and delicious meal!

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