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Chilli garlic sardines with lemon olive oil

Chilli garlic sardines with lemon olive oil

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  • Serves2
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook6 mins
  • Total time16 mins
  • Plusmarinating (optional)

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Ingredients

  • 6 sardines, from the fish service counter, gutted and cleaned
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Waitrose Lemon Infused Olive Oil
  • 1 unwaxed lemon, cut into wedges

Method

  1. Butterfly the sardines by removing the heads, trimming the fins and cutting open the fish from the belly to the tail. Open out the fish and place flesh-side down on a chopping board, pressing down firmly along the backbone with your fingers until the fish is flattened.

  2. Turn the fish over and carefully and slowly pull out the backbone, cutting it off at the tail end. Remove any small bones left behind.

  3. Mix the chilli, garlic and oil in a large shallow bowl. Add the sardines and coat well on both sides. If you have time, leave in the fridge to marinate for 10-20 minutes.

  4. Preheat the grill to high or, if cooking on a barbecue, wait until the coals are glowing red under a thin layer of ash. Cook the sardines for about 2-3 minutes on each side until the flesh is opaque. At the same time, grill or barbecue the lemon wedges until starting to char. Serve with a salad of Romaine lettuce, new potatoes and the charred lemon wedges.

Cook’s tip

If you prefer, keep the gutted sardines whole. Just score, marinate and cook as above. Try other infused oils such as basil, chilli or garlic as marinades or drizzled over pasta.

And to drink...

Fresh fish and lemon oil will taste even better with a dry, refreshing white with citrus flavours.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,552.26kJ/ 371kcals

Fat

23.2g

Saturated Fat

5.6g

Carbohydrates

0g

Sugars

1.4g

Fibre

0g

Protein

0g

Salt

0.5g

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