Fried whole sardines with olives, pine nuts and parsley

Name: Fried whole sardines with olives, pine nuts and parsley
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; ¼ cup pine nuts; 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced; 16 whole sardines, heads removed; 1 cup unbleached white flour; ½ tsp salt; 2 tbsp small green olives; ¼ cup preserved lemon, finely sliced; ½ cup curly parsley, roughly chopped; lemon quarters, for squeezing

Tony Chiodo

October 19, 2011

Fried whole sardines with olives, pine nuts and parsleySupplied

Time:< 30 mins

Great hot straight from the pan with a crunchy bitter-green salad, dressed with a dollop or two of a garlicky aioli or mayo.

Ingredients

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup pine nuts
2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
16 whole sardines, heads removed
1 cup unbleached white flour
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp small green olives
¼ cup preserved lemon, finely sliced
½ cup curly parsley, roughly chopped
lemon quarters, for squeezing

Method

Heat the olive oil in a broad, shallow pan. Throw in the pine nuts and sliced garlic and keep them moving as they brown.
Lightly dust each sardine with flour and drop into the pan. Sprinkle with a little salt then toss in the olives, preserved lemon and parsley and cook for 3 minutes. Turn fish over to fry another 1-2 minutes.
To serve
Dish up while hot and crunchy with a squeeze of lemon.

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