Stuffed Sardines Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 red onion, very finely chopped | ||
| Olive oil | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Breadcrumbs | 30 Gram | |
| 5 tablespoons currants, soaked in water for 15 minutes if very dry | ||
| 3 tablespoons pine kernels | ||
| 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped | ||
| 5 tablespoons mixed lemon and orange juice | ||
| black pepper | 1 | |
| Olive-oil spray | ||
| 12 sardines, scaled, cleaned, flattened out and head and backbone removed | ||
| 1/2 lemon, cut into 5 mm thick slices | ||
| 1/2 orange, cut into 5 mm thick slices | ||
| 12 fresh or 6 dried bay leaves, broken in half | ||
Directions
In a saucepan, sweat the onion in the olive oil.
Add the breadcrumbs and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add the currants, pine nuts and parsley.
Pour in the citrus juices and stir.
Season with black pepper and mix well.
Allow to cool.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.
Lightly oil a baking dish with olive-oil spray.
Fill each sardine with 1-2 teaspoons of filling.
Roll each fish from head to tail.
Pack the sardines tightly together in the dish with their tails sticking up in the same direction.
Sprinkle them with the remaining filling.
Place the orange and lemon slices and the bay leaves around the dish and tucked between the sardines.
Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Add the breadcrumbs and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add the currants, pine nuts and parsley.
Pour in the citrus juices and stir.
Season with black pepper and mix well.
Allow to cool.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.
Lightly oil a baking dish with olive-oil spray.
Fill each sardine with 1-2 teaspoons of filling.
Roll each fish from head to tail.
Pack the sardines tightly together in the dish with their tails sticking up in the same direction.
Sprinkle them with the remaining filling.
Place the orange and lemon slices and the bay leaves around the dish and tucked between the sardines.
Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
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