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🍽️ Fresh Sardines in Zesty Spiced Broth

510 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 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 (sliced)
• salt
• 100 g red pepper strips (pickled, e.g. from a jar)
• 1 bunch parsley (finely chopped)
• 1 garlic clove
• 125 ml olive oil
• 100 g black olives

Instructions

1. 1. Cut the carrot and onion into small pieces.
2. 2. Place the carrot and onion pieces along with the sage leaves and peppercorns into a pot.
3. 3. Pour 250 milliliters of water and the wine over the ingredients.
4. 4. Add the lemon slices to the pot as well.
5. 5. Bring the mixture to a boil and then let it simmer gently for about 10 minutes.
6. 6. Season the broth with a pinch of salt.
7. 7. Remove the pot from the heat.
8. 8. Place the sardines in the warm spiced broth and let them steep for about 2 minutes.
9. 9. Carefully remove the fish from the broth.
10. 10. Let the sardines cool down on a plate.
11. 11. Place the cooled fish into a shallow dish.
12. 12. Mix the oil with the chopped parsley and the pressed garlic.
13. 13. Pour the oil-parsley mixture evenly over the sardines.
14. 14. Let the fish marinate in the refrigerator for about 4 hours.
15. 15. Turn the sardines a few times during the marinating process to ensure they are well-flavored.
16. 16. Arrange the finished sardines decoratively in a shallow dish.
17. 17. Place the pepper strips on top of the fish as decoration.
18. 18. Distribute the olives over the sardines.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 510
• Protein: 26 g · Fett/Fat: 38 g · Carbs: 6 g