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Recipes => Recipes => Seafood => Topic started by: africanmeat on December 12, 2015, 11:18:38 AM

Title: Salted Sardines
Post by: africanmeat on December 12, 2015, 11:18:38 AM
Few weeks ago my wife bought 2 lb of sardines , with the idea that i will grill them . Good idea but did not work out due to work .
Two days later i got home late and i had no choices i had to do something with them or they will go to the bin (i hate throwing food ).
I decided to treat them like anchovies . I put them in a bag with sea salt put salt in also in the gills .
I left it in the fridge for 8 days(every day turning the bag ).
After 8 days i washed and fillet the fish .
After few time that i washed them i poured boiling water over them , this helps removing the silver skin of the fish .
Pat them dry and put them in a container with olive oil .
You can eat them immediately but they will be better in a week or two .
Great on crostini with cream cheese or in cooking like a good marinara sauce , instead of adding salt but with a twist (when you fry the onion and the garlic to start a dish you add to the frying pan the salted sardine only a small piece ) it will add another dimension to the dish(without the taste of fish).

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Just pour the hot water don't leave it in the water .

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rub the skin slightly under running water .

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It is worth the time and effort ,that if you like fish of course.
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: HighOnSmoke on December 12, 2015, 11:44:35 AM
I'd eat them!
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: slojoe on December 12, 2015, 12:18:34 PM
Only sardines we can get here is in the can, still good but yours look like a real deal!
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: sliding_billy on December 12, 2015, 02:46:23 PM
Those look really nice.
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: drholly on December 12, 2015, 03:38:03 PM
I remember some excellent, large grilled sardines in Brazil (many many years ago.) They were fantastic. Yours look great as well - I need to check my Asian market to see if the have some outside the can. Bookmarked.
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: africanmeat on December 12, 2015, 04:49:43 PM
I remember some excellent, large grilled sardines in Brazil (many many years ago.) They were fantastic. Yours look great as well - I need to check my Asian market to see if the have some outside the can. Bookmarked.
My wife original plan was , to  grilled the sardines . a little olive oil and lemon juice .
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: drholly on December 12, 2015, 06:40:31 PM
I remember some excellent, large grilled sardines in Brazil (many many years ago.) They were fantastic. Yours look great as well - I need to check my Asian market to see if the have some outside the can. Bookmarked.
My wife original plan was , to  grilled the sardines . a little olive oil and lemon juice .
Sounds good!
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: ACW3 on December 12, 2015, 09:39:34 PM
Those sound really good.  I'd like to give them a try.

Art
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: africanmeat on December 13, 2015, 04:12:45 AM
Those sound really good.  I'd like to give them a try.

Art

It's really worth the effort .
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: muebe on December 13, 2015, 10:20:58 AM
I love sardines! Mine have always come from a can

Bet those are a hundred times better Ahron
Title: Re: Salted Sardines
Post by: hikerman on December 13, 2015, 12:27:32 PM
Great save Ahron!  I hate tossing food too!
They look mighty tasty!  I like to make a sardine sandwich using good toasted bread, sardines of course, an avacado, and a bit of Sriracha. Mmmmm!