Stuffed Sardine

Name: Stuffed Sardine
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 177 milliliters bread crumbs, toasted; 79 milliliters finely diced Caciocavallo cheese; 4 servings Cracked pepperocini; 2 larges eggs; 4 servings Fennel fronds; 4 servings Flour, for coating; 1 bunches fresh parsley, finely chopped; 907 grams fresh sardines; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 leave Mint , for garnish; 4 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 3 oranges, 2 sliced and 1 juiced; 1 Tbsp pine nuts, lightly toasted; 2 Tbsps raisins, soaked and drained; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 servings Sea salt; 118 milliliters white wine vinegar

Stuffed Sardine might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 719 calories, 46g of protein, and 43g of fat. This dairy free and pescatarian recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up sea salt, garlic cloves, wine vinegar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Toothpicks, metal skewers or wooden skewers soaked in water for 30 minutes

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Water

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Metal Skewers

Toothpicks

Remove the heads of the sardines and pull out the backbones and entrails. Rinse each sardine in cold water and pat dry with a paper towel. Set aside to soak for about 1 hour in a shallow dish filled with the white wine vinegar. In a 2-quart saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. When the oil begins to shimmer, add 2 cloves sliced garlic and 3 sardines and cook until they disintegrate. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the breadcrumbs until they are well-moistened.

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White Wine Vinegar

Breadcrumbs

Olive Oil

Sardines

Clove

Garlic

Water

Cooking Oil

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Wooden Spoon

Paper Towels

Sauce Pan

Add the Caviocavallo, raisins, parsley and pine nuts. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Continue stirring over medium heat for about 2 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Pine Nuts

Parsley

Raisins

Remove the stuffing from the heat.

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Stuffing

Lay 1 orange slice in each sardine, then spoon 1 tablespoon of the bread crumb stuffing. Using toothpicks, close fish securely.

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Stuffing

Sardines

Orange

Bread

Fish

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Toothpicks

Using a fork, beat the eggs in a shallow bowl.

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Egg

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Bowl

Spread some flour in a baking dish. Carefully, so as not to damage the sardines, gently dredge each sardine first through the egg mixture and then through the flour, shaking gently at the end to remove the

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Sardines

Spread

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Baking Pan

excess flour.

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All Purpose Flour

Saute in pan with oil until golden brown.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Transfers to plates and garnish with fennel fronds, sea salt, cracked pepperocini, orange juice, extra-virgin olive oil, black pepper and mint leaves.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Black Pepper