BAKED SARDINES WITH ROSEMARY

Baked Sardines with Rosemary image

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 pounds fresh sardines, smelts, or anchovies, cleaned (see notes)
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup plain fine dry bread crumbs
1 lemon, cut into wedges

Steps:

1 Place the rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Oil a baking dish large enough to hold the sardines in a single layer. 2 Place the sardines in the dish and sprinkle inside and out with salt, pepper, and rosemary. Drizzle with the oil and sprinkle with bread crumbs. 3 Bake 15 minutes or until the fish are cooked through. Serve with lemon wedges. NOTE: To clean sardines: With a large heavy chef's knife or kitchen shears, cut off the heads. Slit the fish open along the belly and remove the innards. Pull out the backbone. Snip off the fins. Rinse and drain. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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