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Italian Crusted Sardines
Recipe video above. Here's the perfect recipe for the sardine-shy: coat filleted sardines with an assertive Italian crust then pan fry until crispy. It's an explosion of flavour and texture cooked in 2 1/2 minutes flat, making it one of the fastest fish recipes around!Excellent recipe for the sardine wary or first timers - no bones to worry about, and the intense Italian flavours balance out any concerns about the fishy flavour of sardines.Serve on crostini with a fresh salad on the side.
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 15 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pan
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mix Crust: Mix the Italian Crust ingredients in a bowl. Spread on a small plate.
2
Mix Topping: Mix the Topping together in another small bowl.
3
Crust sardines:
4
Prepare sardines: Pat sardines dry with paper towel. Sprinkle both sides of each sardine with the salt and pepper. Sprinkle the skin side only with the paprika.
5
Crust flesh side: Press flesh side only firmly into the breadcrumbs - it won't completely cover, that's what we want (Note 6). Place on plate, breadcrumb side up. Repeat with remaining sardines.
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Cooking sardines:
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Pan fry sardines: Heat oil in a large non stick skillet over medium high heat. Place sardines in, skin side down. Cook for ⏱️ 60 seconds, then carefully turn. Cook the crust side for ⏱️ 90 seconds or until golden and crispy.
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Topping & oil drizzle: Remove sardines onto plate, crust side up. Sprinkle with Topping. Pour remaining hot oil over sardines - enjoy the sizzle!
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Serve immediately! Ideal served with crostini for the ultimate sardines on toast. See in post for side salad pairings.
Nutrition Facts
calories
497 kcal
fat Content
42 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
554 mg
protein Content
20 g
cholesterol Content
43 mg
carbohydrate Content
12 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
unsaturated Fat Content
26 g
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