Name: Sweet & Sour Sardines
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 large white onion, thinly sliced; ¼ cup raisins; ½ cup white wine; 2 lb. fresh sardines, cleaned; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil; ⅓ cup white wine vinegar; ¼ cup pine nuts

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

These sweet-and-sour cicchetti are a legacy of Venice’s seafaring tradition. Sardines were traditionally fried and then marinated with onions in vinegar to preserve them for long sea journeys. Over time, they became a staple at the city’s bacari, or wine bars, where they could sit on the counter without risk of spoiling.

Ingredients

½ cup white wine
¼ cup raisins
2 lb.

Method

Combine wine and raisins in a bowl. Soak for 30 minutes; drain and set aside. Meanwhile, heat broiler to high. Season sardines with salt and pepper on a baking sheet. Broil until cooked, about 2 minutes; cool.
Heat oil in a 4-qt. pan over medium-high. Add onion and cook

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