IPA Ceviche Lettuce Wraps
We tend to feminize or masculinize food. Beer is man food, as is bacon, grilled red meat and bourbon. While tea, lavender, scones and blueberries tend to been feminine. Chocolate seems to be neutral go-between, grabbing it’s gender label once the final product is presented. Chocolate Stout Cake with Maple Bacon Frosting: Man Cake. Chocolate Strawberry Mousse: Girly.
Although I don’t ascribe gender to my food, I can clearly see the lines drawn in the sanding sugar. These daintly looking no-cook treats will fool you like the little vixens they are. One look at these mango and shellfish filled lettuce cups and you firmly place these in the Chick Food category. But with a sharp bite of beer and a punch of spicy heat, they would beg to differ.
Along the lines of my I think now is a really good time to tell everyone minor motorcycle crash story, It’s past time to tell you that alcohol intensifies heat. While there is no way to tell the precise Scoville Units in any given jalapeno pepper, I can tell you that number will be dramatically increase after those suckers have spent an hour soaking in a high ABV IPA. So if you don’t want to turn on the oven, and don’t mind a little capsasin abuse to the mouth, this is a great meal.
If you’re man enough.
IPA Ceviche Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 lb raw shrimp diced
- ½ cup lemon juice
- ½ cup lime juice
- 1 manila mango peeled and diced
- 1 tomato diced
- ½ red onion diced
- 1 jalapeno diced, seeds removed
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 tsp sriracha
- 2/3 cup IPA beer
- 4 heads endive
- 1 head radicchio
Instructions
- Place the shrimp in a small bowl. Cover with ½ cup lime juice and ½ cup lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate until the shrimp have turned pink, about 2 hours.
- In a separate bowl combine the remaining ingredients (except the radicchio and the endive), allow to marinate for at least one hour.
- Just prior to serving, drain the shrimp, add to the mango bowl and toss to combine.
- Scoop a few tablespoons of the ceviche into the leaves of the endive and the radicchio, serve chilled
Comments
Tieghan July 18, 2013 um 6:02 am
Yes, I am so man enough for this! Hehe!!
No seriously, I am. I love some heat. Bring it on!
Ben Smithson July 18, 2013 um 6:56 am
Wait… does the citrus soak kill all the bad stuff in the shellfish? I might swap that out for some white fish. Love the site, keep it up.
Jackie July 18, 2013 um 7:05 am
The acid in citrus essentially "cooks" the shrimp. You can do it with most fish, it’s how ceviche is traditionally made.
Laura July 18, 2013 um 12:43 pm
This looks great! The ceviche looks incredible and refreshing.
cassie July 18, 2013 um 1:15 pm
I love the mix of man food/girl food here. This sounds amazing!
christian July 19, 2013 um 1:32 am
IPA Ceviche Lettuce Wraps?! you are smart The Beeroness
Laurie {Simply Scratch} July 19, 2013 um 10:06 am
Love the colors and the flavors in these wraps! Perfect summer food!
kate C. July 19, 2013 um 7:11 pm
Not a huge fan of the gender stereotypes, but your recipe looks good.
dishing up the dirt July 19, 2013 um 7:13 pm
Oh, I’m man enough!!!! These sound fantastic! We just made lettuce wraps tonight and my husband looked at me like "were the heck is the tortilla." I should have added beer…..
ashley – baker by nature July 21, 2013 um 9:02 am
Hand raised as a manly eater… no shame! These lettuce wraps look incredible, Jackie!!! You’re so creative 🙂
addie | culicurious July 22, 2013 um 5:05 pm
Great looking ceviche recipe. Love the mango in there for some sweetness. 🙂