Spanish-Style Fried Sardines with Spicy Garlic Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cans sardines in olive oil 4 oz / 120 grams each
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour 60 grams
- 6 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper 0.65 grams
- 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 1.25 grams
- 2 tsp lemon juice 10 ml
- sea salt & black pepper
- chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
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Gently drain the cans of sardines into a fine sieve with a bowl underneath
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Heat a fry pan with a medium heat and add in the drained olive oil from the canned sardines
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Add the flour into a shallow bowl, and gently coat each sardine all around
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Once the oil is hot in the pan, add in the coated sardines, all in a single layer, and fry for 2 minutes per side, then gently remove from the pan and set aside
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Using the same pan with the same heat, add in the sliced garlic and crushed red pepper, mix continuously, after 1 to 2 minutes and the garlic is lightly browned, turn off the heat, add in the paprika, lemon juice, and season with salt & pepper, mix together
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Transfer the sardines into a serving dish, all in a single layer, top off with the spicy garlic sauce and chopped parsley, serve at once, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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