Best Sardines With Ginger Recipes

SARDINES IN VINEGAR (ESCABECHE)

Sardines in Vinegar (Escabeche) image

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories dinner, lunch, vegetables, appetizer, main course

Time 25m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pound sardines, (or 4 to 6 per person depending on the size), cleaned, heads removed
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
2 garlic cloves, peeled, halved, and green shoots removed
Pinch of saffron threads
Pinch of ground ginger
2 onions, sliced or chopped
1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
2 small bay leaves
1 lemon, sliced in rounds
Chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Steps:

Pat sardines dry and season on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat in a large, heavy skillet and add sardines. Cook on one side for about 2 1/2 minutes, flip over and cook on the other side for another 2 1/2 minutes, or until flesh is opaque and flakes when poked with a fork. Add 2 tablespoons of the vinegar, toss together and scrape bottom of pan with a spoon to deglaze. Remove from heat and transfer to a ceramic baking dish.
In a mortar and pestle, mash together garlic, a generous pinch of salt, saffron and ginger.
Heat remaining olive oil over medium heat in the skillet in which you cooked the sardines and add onions and pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic mix, coriander seeds and bay leaves and continue to cook, stirring often, until onions are very soft but not browned (add a little salt if they begin to stick), another 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in remaining vinegar and turn heat to medium low. Simmer for another 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and add to dish with sardines. Toss together gently.
Top sardines with lemon slices. Cover dish and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (as long as overnight). Before serving, sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 275, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 24 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 507 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams

GRILLED SARDINES WITH SAUTEED JOI CHOI AND GINGER FISH SAUCE

Grilled Sardines with Sauteed Joi Choi and Ginger Fish Sauce image

Provided by Food Network

Time 30m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
4 ounces sardine scraps
2 tablespoons chopped ginger
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon crushed red chile pepper flakes
12 sardine skeletons
4 cloves garlic, crushed
4 whole black peppercorns
Salt
2 cups chopped joi choi (a type of Chinese cabbage)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
3 whole sardines
1 tablespoon olive oil
Coarse sea salt
Cracked black pepper

Steps:

For the fish sauce: Add 8 quarts water, sugar, sardine scraps, ginger, bay leaves, chile flakes, sardine skeletons, garlic, peppercorns and some salt to a large pot and simmer until reduced by half.
In a medium saucepan, saute the joi choi over medium-high heat for 1 to 2 minutes in the olive oil. Deglaze the pan with a splash of fish sauce and add the parsley. Let reduce for 1 more minute.
For the sardines: Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.
Scale and gut the sardines. Push skewers through the mouth of each fish to the tail in order to make grilling easier. Coat the fish in the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the fish on the grill and cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side. Make sure the eyes are white to determine that the fish are finished.
To serve: Place the greens on a plate and place the grilled sardines on top.