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:
6 medium
Sardine (sized fresh)1 cup
White Wine VinegarDirections:
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