Sardines and anchovies are a kind of fish we call blue fish in Italy, good anch cheep almost everywhere on the shores of the Mediterranean.
We cook and eat them from very ancient times.
This magic name, blue fish, comes from the habit of these fish to attend the azure waters close to the shore at certain times of the year, reproduction time, the time of loves.
The ancient Mediterranean people were fishing near the coasts and therefore they were consumers of these oily fish, as even today.
A healthy diet if the fish come from clean waters
We cook and eat them from very ancient times.
This magic name, blue fish, comes from the habit of these fish to attend the azure waters close to the shore at certain times of the year, reproduction time, the time of loves.
The ancient Mediterranean people were fishing near the coasts and therefore they were consumers of these oily fish, as even today.
A healthy diet if the fish come from clean waters
Sardines are the main ingredient of many recipes. Among these one of the best is this: sardine and anchovy breaded and fried.
In this version, I have used for breading, instead of the usual bread crumbs, other ingredients that give to sardines a different taste and color making this dish, not only good but even nice.
Ingredients for 4 people: 8 Sardines , 1 or 2 eggs, about 2Tbs water , 1/2 cup white flour, 1/2 cup black sesame seeds, 1/2 cup blonde sesame seeds, 1/2 cup plain cornflakes chopped, 1/2 cup chopped peanut, olive oil for frying.
Clean the sardines, open them and gently pull out backbones. Spread fish flat, rince, drain and dry them with a towel. This cleaning could be done also some few days before frying, if you decide that fish will be frozen to guarantee against Anisakis, the parasite so prevalent in most fish today.
However, since we 're going to cook our sardines freezing is not absolutely necessary here.
Prepare everything for breading fish. Place flour in a shallow dish. Beat eggs and water in a small bowl and prepare peanuts, sesame seeds etc in separate shallow dishes.
Now dip well fish in four to coat both sides, then after removing excess flour dip in beaten eggs and let drip excess eggs and at last dip them well in the final breading, black or blonde sesame seeds or chopped peanuts or cornflakes, pressing coating with a fork or by hand on both sides of fish.
In this version, I have used for breading, instead of the usual bread crumbs, other ingredients that give to sardines a different taste and color making this dish, not only good but even nice.
Ingredients for 4 people: 8 Sardines , 1 or 2 eggs, about 2Tbs water , 1/2 cup white flour, 1/2 cup black sesame seeds, 1/2 cup blonde sesame seeds, 1/2 cup plain cornflakes chopped, 1/2 cup chopped peanut, olive oil for frying.
Clean the sardines, open them and gently pull out backbones. Spread fish flat, rince, drain and dry them with a towel. This cleaning could be done also some few days before frying, if you decide that fish will be frozen to guarantee against Anisakis, the parasite so prevalent in most fish today.
However, since we 're going to cook our sardines freezing is not absolutely necessary here.
Prepare everything for breading fish. Place flour in a shallow dish. Beat eggs and water in a small bowl and prepare peanuts, sesame seeds etc in separate shallow dishes.
Now dip well fish in four to coat both sides, then after removing excess flour dip in beaten eggs and let drip excess eggs and at last dip them well in the final breading, black or blonde sesame seeds or chopped peanuts or cornflakes, pressing coating with a fork or by hand on both sides of fish.
Fry gently fish in hot oil until crisp, place it on paper toweling to absorb excess oil and then serve your sardines with lemon wedges.
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