Broiled Sardines
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Broil the sardines over hot coals for about 1 minute, turning once.
Prepare large slices of toast.
Assemble and serve
Place two sardines on each slice of toast.
Pour hot oil from the can over the sardines.
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
- Tiny sardines
- Provide the main protein and rich, savory flavor of the dish.
- Large slices of toast
- Give a crisp, absorbent base that holds the sardines and soaks up the oil.
- Hot oil from the can
- Adds moisture and richness, carrying flavor into the toast and over the fish.
The step that matters
Broil the sardines over hot coals for about 1 minute, turning once.. Brief, intense heat cooks the small fish quickly so they stay moist. Leaving them too long dries out their delicate flesh and makes them tough.
“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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