MARINATED SARDINES

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Categories     Fish

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 lb small, raw sardines, cleaned with heads on
salt
flour for dusting
3/4 c olive oil
6 cloves garlic, peeled
3/4 c red wine vinegar
3/4 c dry white wine
3/4 c fish broth or clam juice
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp thyme
6 whole peppercorns
salt
lemon slices

Steps:

  • Sprinkle fish inside and out with salt and dust with flour. Heat 1/4 c oil in a skillet with l clove garlic and sauté sardines until golden and cooked through. Arrange fish in a shallow serving casserole and discard the garlic. Heat remaining ½ c olive oil in the skillet and cook the remaining 5 cloves of garlic until they are golden. Stir in the vinegar, wine, broth, herbs and spices. Boil for a few minutes to reduce liquid the remove the raw vinegar and wine taste. Cool and pour over fish. Arrange lemon slices on top, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.

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