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🍽️ Fresh Sardines in Spicy Marinade

465 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g fresh sardines (ready for the kitchen)
• 1 carrot (coarsely chopped)
• 1 onion (coarsely chopped)
• sage leaf
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 250 ml dry white wine
• 1 lemon (sliced)
• salt
• 1 fresh red chili pepper (halved, deseeded and finely diced)
• 1 bunch parsley (finely chopped)
• 1 garlic clove
• 125 ml olive oil

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the sardines under running water.
2. 2. Pat the fish completely dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Cut open the bellies of the fish.
4. 4. Flatten the fish open.
5. 5. Carefully remove the bones using your thumbs.
6. 6. Cut the carrot into pieces.
7. 7. Cut the onion into pieces.
8. 8. Place the carrot, onion, sage leaves, and peppercorns into a pot.
9. 9. Pour in a quarter liter of water.
10. 10. Add the lemon slices to the pot.
11. 11. Pour the wine into the pot.
12. 12. Let the mixture simmer gently for about ten minutes.
13. 13. Season the liquid with salt.
14. 14. Remove the pot from the heat.
15. 15. Place the sardines into the hot spiced broth.
16. 16. Let the fish steep in the liquid for about one to two minutes.
17. 17. Remove the sardines from the broth.
18. 18. Allow the fish to cool down.
19. 19. Place the sardines into a shallow dish.
20. 20. Mix the oil with the parsley.
21. 21. Add the diced chili peppers to the oil mixture.
22. 22. Press the garlic through and add it to the mixture.
23. 23. Pour the oil mixture over the sardines.
24. 24. Let the marinade infuse for about four hours.
25. 25. Turn the fish several times during this period.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 465
• Protein: 25 g · Fett/Fat: 34 g · Carbs: 4 g