Grilled Sardines

Serves: 3

Clair Leannon

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

41

Spice

53

Sweetness

58

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Scale and gut the sardines (you can have your fishmonger do this)

2

Wash the sardines under cold, running water and pat dry with paper towels

3

Lightly salt the sardines with coarse sea salt and refrigerate

4

Meanwhile, boil 2 potatoes until a knife is easily inserted

5

Drain and cool

6

Roast 2 red bell peppers over an open flame until charred

7

Place in a bowl and cover it with plastic to allow it to steam for approximately 20 minutes

8

Remove the plastic and peel and seed the peppers

9

Cut peppers into 3-inch wide strips and combine in bowl with 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/8 cup white wine vinegar, onion, and garlic

10

Season with salt and pepper, to taste

11

Preheat a grill

12

Place the sardines on a hot grill

13

Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and place on the grill

14

When the sardines are done on first side, flip them over, and give the potatoes a quarter turn to create the grill marks

15

Place 3 sardines on each plate with 2 potato halves and some red pepper salad

16

For decoration and extra flavor, sprinkle with some thinly sliced onions and garlic over the sardines and drizzle with remaining olive oil

17

The ideal accompaniment for this dish is some Portuguese rolls and a nicely chilled Vinho Verde Portuguese wine