Grilled Portuguese sardines
A Portuguese dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 24 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 19 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 24 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 8 sardines
Fresh & other
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ lemon
- 4 sprigs rosemary Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs. Dried works (use a third as much).
- 1 red chile Shopping tip: Fresno or red jalapeño for mild (seeds out); Thai bird's eye for hot.
Sauces & oils
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (1): paprika
- 1 tbsp paprika
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Put all of your ingredients, except the sardines, into a bowl.
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Mix with some seasoning.
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Pour into a baking dish.
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Add the sardines.
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Toss well.
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Cover.
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Chill for a few hours.
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Heat a BBQ or griddle pan till hot.
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Heat the sardines for 4-5 min on each side until caramelised and charred.
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Put on a serving plate, drizzle with oil.
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Sprinkle using a little more paprika plus squeeze over the lemon wedges.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.