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🍽️ Marinated Sardines with Herbs and Lemon Oil

516 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 600 g fresh sardine fillets (kitchen-ready)
• 1 onion (coarsely chopped)
• 1 carrot (peeled and finely diced)
• sage leaf
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 250 ml dry white wine
• 1 lemon (juice and grated zest)
• salt
• 250 g pickled pepper strips (from the jar)
• 1 bunch parsley (finely chopped)
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 125 ml olive oil

Instructions

1. 1. Cut the carrot and the onion into small pieces.
2. 2. Place the carrot, onion, sage leaves, and peppercorns in a pot.
3. 3. Pour in 250 milliliters of water, the lemon juice, and the wine.
4. 4. Let the mixture simmer gently for about 10 minutes.
5. 5. Season the broth with salt and remove the pot from the heat.
6. 6. Place the sardines in the hot broth and let them steep for about 2 minutes.
7. 7. Remove the fish from the broth and let them cool down.
8. 8. Place the cooled sardines in a shallow dish.
9. 9. Mix the oil with the fennel.
10. 10. Pour the oil and fennel mixture over the sardines.
11. 11. Let the sardines marinate for about 4 hours.
12. 12. Turn the fish a few times during the marinating process.
13. 13. Arrange the sardines on a shallow plate for serving.
14. 14. Decorate the dish with strips of bell pepper.
15. 15. Sprinkle everything with lemon zest.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 516
• Protein: 31 g · Fett/Fat: 35 g · Carbs: 7 g