Fresh Sardines in Escabeche
Prepare this simple dish the day before for a perfect luncheon, or to snack on with cocktails.
Ingredients
- 12 sardines
- Flour
- ½ cup olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Marinade
- 1 ½ cups wine vinegar
- ½ cup water
- ½ Tbsp fennel seed
- 1 Tbsp coriander seed
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 pinch saffron
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
Garnish
- 1 onion
- ½ cup roasted almonds
- Olives
- Parsley
Method
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1
In a saucepan, place marinade ingredients and boil for one minute.
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2
Remove from heat and let cool. Set aside.
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3
Clean, scale, and remove heads of sardines. You may ask the person at your fish market to do this for you.
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4
Salt, pepper, and dredge sardines in flour.
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5
In a pan with hot oil, fry sardines until golden.
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6
On a dish, place sardines and cover with Garnish. Pour Marinade over combination.
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7
Refrigerate for 12 hours.
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8
Serve at room temperature with olives and parsley.
