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A white plate holds baby octopus, scallops, and sardines as a part of a seafood picnic.

Sardines


  • Author: TABLE Magazine Staff
  • Yield: Serves 4

Description

A simple and salty addition to your antipasto miso.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 8 sardines
  • 300 g sea salt
  • 200 g granulated sugar
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • Parsley, to taste
  • 2 fresh pepperoncinos, finely diced

Instructions

  1. Clean and gut the sardines by cutting them along the belly and opening them like a book, taking care to leave the tail attached. In a bowl, mix the salt and sugar.
  2. Spread half of the mixture on a flat tray. Place the cleaned sardines on their stomachs and cover them completely with the rest of the salt and sugar mixture. Let them rest for about an hour and a half, until the fish pulp is hardened.
  3. At this point, gently rinse the sardines under running water to remove the dry marinade, dry them and arrange them on a clean plate.
  4. Dress with extra-virgin olive oil, sliced garlic, chopped parsley and pepperoncino.
  5. Let rest for a couple of hours in the fridge before serving.