Kate's baked sardines (includes graphic images ;) )

lostkat · 19-01-2008, 23:31

Mmmmmm, I saw some fresh sardines at the fish counter the other day whilst I was buying my scallops and had to buy some. £1.38 for 4 good sized ones. Bargain!!! I enjoyed the salsa I made for the scallops last night sooo much that I decided to use the rest of the ingredients and make it again tonight to go with the sardines. I also did some oven roasted wedges.

Baked sardines
Serves 2

Ingredients
4-6 fresh sardines. Make sure they have shiny eyes and skin.
1-2 lemons
Pinch of oregano. Fresh would be best, but I only had dried
Olive oil
Freshly ground Salt & Pepper

1. Pre-heat oven to Gas Mark 5.

2. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRFF with their heads!! I swear the only reason I'm writing this is because I wanted to say that

Chop off the heads of the sardines, gut them (if it hasn't already been done) and give them a quick wash/dry. Gutting a fish is well easy. I'm sure there are loads of sites that will tell you how though.

3. zest and juice one of the lemons and slice the other. If you're only using 1 lemon, just zest and juice one half and slice the other.

4. Put the sardines into a baking tray and place the lemon slices between the fish. Drizzle the lemon juice and some olive oil over the top of the fish, then sprinkle over the zest/oregano and season to taste.

5. Bung in the oven for around 20 mins until the flesh flakes easily. Serve with nice things.

19-01-2008, 23:31	#1
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Kate's baked sardines (includes graphic images ;) ) Mmmmmm, I saw some fresh sardines at the fish counter the other day whilst I was buying my scallops and had to buy some. £1.38 for 4 good sized ones. Bargain!!! I enjoyed the salsa I made for the scallops last night sooo much that I decided to use the rest of the ingredients and make it again tonight to go with the sardines. I also did some oven roasted wedges. Baked sardines Serves 2 Ingredients 4-6 fresh sardines. Make sure they have shiny eyes and skin. 1-2 lemons Pinch of oregano. Fresh would be best, but I only had dried Olive oil Freshly ground Salt & Pepper 1. Pre-heat oven to Gas Mark 5. 2. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRFF with their heads!! I swear the only reason I'm writing this is because I wanted to say that Chop off the heads of the sardines, gut them (if it hasn't already been done) and give them a quick wash/dry. Gutting a fish is well easy. I'm sure there are loads of sites that will tell you how though. 3. zest and juice one of the lemons and slice the other. If you're only using 1 lemon, just zest and juice one half and slice the other. 4. Put the sardines into a baking tray and place the lemon slices between the fish. Drizzle the lemon juice and some olive oil over the top of the fish, then sprinkle over the zest/oregano and season to taste. 5. Bung in the oven for around 20 mins until the flesh flakes easily. Serve with nice things. __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?