It’s that time a year the water has warmed up to 80 degrees plus and we are starting to catch our local Mangrove Snappers. Got to love it here is a fabulous recipe to enjoy your fresh catch of the day!

Tropical Ceviche
This one screams fresh and in season. We are spoiled here in Florida with our fresh seafood and tropical fruit and citrus locally grown and I fully take advantage of it call me spoiled. This recipe is very special to me as I actually caught the snappers and grew the pineapple so I decided to give a good old ceviche some Florida flair.
2 pounds mangrove snappers filets chopped small(any snappers will do)
1/3 cup chopped red onions
½ cup chopped tomatoes
1 Serrano chili pepper deseeded and chopped fine
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Pinch sea salt
4 limes juiced
¼ cup cilantro
½ cup pineapple
¼ cup green bell pepper
In a Pyrex glass dish mix together the first 7 ingredients cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. After an hour mix once to coat all sides of fish cover and leave in refrigerator for 4 hours. Mix in cilantro pineapple and bell pepper before serving. Serves 6 large or 8 small portions.
Tropical Ceviche

Offshore fishing adventures that are sure to end with an off the hook recipe!


Fish Cakes
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 11 minutes
Servings: 8
1 pound Tilapia filet chopped very small (I use local caught white grunts)
1/4 cup green or red sweet pepper chopped small
1/4 cup celery chopped fine
1/4 cup(s) of onion chopped fine
2 tablespoon cilantro chopped
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 egg
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoon Old bay seasoning
3/4 cup Ritz crackers crushed fine
1/2 cup flour
2 cups canola oil
Put oil in a pan and heat to 375 degrees.
In a separate bowl add flour and the remaining 1 tsp of old bay seasoning mix.
Chopped fish, celery, pepper, onion and cilantro add to a mixing bowl., Next add mustard, egg, sea salt, pepper, remaining teaspoon old bay seasoning and the Ritz crushed crackers mix all well.
With a cookie scoop form 16 cakes. Pat each down to a patty gently coating each with flour mixture and place in oil and fry 6 minutes turn and fry an additional 5 minutes they will be a golden color. On a plate with lined with paper towel put fried fish cakes to drain some of the excess oil. Serve with your favorite ramoulade, tartar sauce or mango salsa.Bon Appetit!

Appetizer