🇵🇪 Peruvian Cuisine

Leche de Tigre

Tiger's Milk

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 81 kcal

The electrifying citrus-chili marinade from ceviche, served as a bracing shot or small bowl with fish chunks, onion, and cancha.

Ingredients

1 Blend fish trimmings, lime juice, onion, ají, celery, garlic, ginger, fish stock, and salt until smooth.
2 Strain through a fine sieve, pressing to extract all liquid.
3 Taste and adjust salt and ají heat.
4 Chill with ice cubes until very cold.
5 Serve in shot glasses or small bowls with a few cubes of fresh fish and cancha.

Did You Know?

Peruvians swear by leche de tigre as the ultimate hangover cure — it is nicknamed "levantamuertos" (raise the dead).