Marinated Sardines
Appetizers Simple Recipes Fish and Seafood Low Calorie Recipes Croatian
They are easy to prepare and just as easy to eat. I first ate marinated sardines in Croatia, I loved them and if I had known they were this easy to prepare I would have made them sooner. They are served as a cold appetizer with toasted bread and red onion.
Ingredients
500g sardines (or anchovies; or 200g sardine/anchovy fillets)
1 lemon
5 tablespoons vinegar
2 sprigs parsley
1 sprig thyme
1 red hot pepper
1 large garlic clove
sea salt, pepper
olive oil
How to prepare marinated sardines
- If the sardines are frozen, let them thaw in milk.
- Clean the sardines:
- cut off the head
- split along the belly
- grab the spine from the head end and pull toward the tail, it will come off easily with the intestines
- cut the sardine fillet in half lengthwise - Wash the sardines well and drain. Place them in a wide dish and pour the lemon juice and vinegar over them. Mix gently with your hand to cover them well and leave for 1 hour to marinate. After one hour you will see that the color of the sardine flesh has changed - it has turned white.
- Slice the garlic and hot pepper into thin slices. Chop the herbs.
- Remove the sardines from the vinegar marinade and rinse under running water. Pat dry with paper towels.
- In a bowl, arrange layers of sardines, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then garlic, herbs, pepper slices... continue until you finish the sardines. Pour olive oil to cover them. Cover the bowl with a lid or foil.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 day. Serve cold, straight from the refrigerator, on toasted bread with red onion slices.
Cut off the head
Split along the belly
Remove the spine
Cut in half
With vinegar and lemon for 1 hour
Arrange in layers with aromatics
Cover with oil
Serve with toasted bread
Serve with toasted bread and red onion
