Stuffed Sardines with Sweet and Sour Peppers: Sarde Ripiene

Name: Stuffed Sardines with Sweet and Sour Peppers: Sarde Ripiene
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps sliced almonds; 1 anchovy, rinsed and filleted; 237 milliliters bread crumbs; 1 teaspoon crushed chile pepper; 2 Tbsps currants; 118 milliliters finely chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley; 20 fresh sardines, about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds, scaled; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced; 2 lemons sliced into 10 round slices; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 2 oranges, zested and juiced; 4 servings Grated pecorino, for garnish; 2 red bell peppers, seeded and thinly sliced; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 4 Tbsps red wine vinegar, mixed with 2 tablespoons sugar

Need a pescatarian main course? Stuffed Sardines with Sweet and Sour Peppers: Sarde Ripiene could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 909 calories, 64g of protein, and 55g of fat each. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, pecorino, chile pepper, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Clean the sardines, leaving the head intact. Using your thumbnail, remove the spine from head to tail, careful to leave both head and tail intact. Rinse carefully to remove small bones. Set aside.

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Sardines

In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil and toss onions, garlic, and peppers.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Peppers

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Heat through.

Add vinegar and chile pepper stirring constantly, about 3 to 4 minutes.

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Chili Pepper

Vinegar

Remove and pour into a large mixing bowl.

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Mixing Bowl

Add the currants, almonds, parsley, zest and half of orange juice.

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Orange Juice

Currants

Almonds

Parsley

Mix well and set aside.

In a separate pan add the 1/4 cup of olive oil, anchovy, bread crumbs and toss until golden.

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Breadcrumbs

Olive Oil

Anchovies

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Frying Pan

Lay the sardines on their backs, open like books, and place a heaping tablespoon of the bread crumb stuffing in each one. Carefully pinch each sardine closed.

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Sardines

Stuffing