Sardine Farcite al Forno

Name: Sardine Farcite al Forno (Baked Sardines)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 very fresh sardines, boned and butterflied; juice of 1 lemon; 30 g dried breadcrumbs; 30 g raisins; 25 g pine nuts; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 4 tbsp finely chopped parsley; 1 tbsp finely chopped basil; 5 sage leaves, finely chopped; 1 small chilli, very finely chopped; 6 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, very finely chopped

Baked Sardines

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio – The Collection

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2012

About

“Nothing can surpass the taste of freshly caught sardines. This typical Sicilian recipe, with its raisins and pine nuts, has echoes of its Arabic origin.”

Ingredients

6 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
4 tbsp fine

Europe
Italy
Starter
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/Gas 7 and oil a baking sheet with some of the olive oil.

In a bowl, mix the garlic, herbs, chilli, pine nuts and raisins with salt and pepper to taste. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, a few drops of lemon juice and mix together well.

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