Broiled Sardines
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the sardines
Broil the sardines over hot coals for about 1 minute, turning once.
Assemble and serve
Prepare large slices of toast.
Place two sardines on each slice of toast.
Pour hot oil from the sardine can over the fish.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Sardines
- Provide the main protein and a rich, savory flavor.
- Large slices of toast
- Give a crisp base that holds the fish and soaks up its juices.
- Hot oil from sardine can
- Adds moisture and richness and carries flavor over the fish.
The step that matters
Broil the sardines for about 1 minute, turning once. Tiny sardines cook very quickly over hot coals. Leaving them too long dries out the flesh, while turning once helps both sides cook evenly.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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