SARDINES WITH GINGER

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A nice lunch or light supper for two. Fresh sardines or mackerel are pan-fried and served in a Japanese-style ginger sake sauce. Garnish with more spring onion, if you like.

Provided by madhatter

Time 16m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 teaspoon sesame oil
4 fresh sardines
3 tablespoons sake
2 spring onions, finely chopped
1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
1 ½ tablespoons mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
2 teaspoons chopped ginger

Steps:

Heat oil in a skillet over high heat. Add sardines; cook, flipping occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving plate.
Mix sake, spring onions, soy sauce, mirin, and chopped ginger together in a small bowl to make sauce. Pour over sardines.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 451.3 calories, Carbohydrate 7 g, Fat 25.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 33.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 679.1 mg, Sugar 5.2 g