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Grilled Sardines with Lemon and Garlic
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Grilled Sardines with Lemon and Garlic

A small, oily fish grilled quickly over high heat until it gets a browned crust and the smell of the seaside. Garlic and paprika hold the flavor without masking the fish.

⏱ 28 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Pat the fish thoroughly dry with paper towels. Mix the olive oil, garlic and paprika with half the salt, and brush the fish all over with the mixture and let stand 15 minutes.
    BowlPastry brush
  2. 2
    Heat a grill pan over a high flame, until the surface is very hot.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
  3. 3
    Lay the fish on the hot grill pan and grill 3–4 minutes without moving.
    Stove
  4. 4
    Flip gently and grill 3–4 minutes, until the skin is browned and slightly charred at the edges and the meat comes away easily with a fork more.
    Stove
  5. 5
    Transfer the fish to a plate, sprinkle with the rest of the salt, the black pepper and the parsley, squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the top and serve with the lemon wedges and fresh bread.
519calories
50 gprotein
3 gcarbs
33 gfat
● protein 39%● carbs 2%● fat 59%

Per serving (233 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Grill pan · Also works: Cast-iron pan (No grill marks) · Charcoal grill (Outdoors) · Broiler (Broiler)
  • Pastry brush · Also works: Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Spread with the back of a spoon, less even) · Paper towels (Paper towel dipped in oil)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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