Marinated Fried Sardines

Name: Marinated Fried Sardines (Sarde alla Scapece)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Salt and Freshly ground black pepper; 6 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 120 ml (4 fl oz) dry white wine; 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint; Salt and Freshly ground black pepper; 1 kg (2¼ lb) fresh sardines, cleaned; Plain flour for dusting; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) olive oil, plus extra for shallow-frying; 1 garlic clove, finely sliced

Sarde alla Scapece

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio's Southern Italian Feast

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1998

About

This method of marinating fried fish and serving it cold is popular throughout the South. Many different fish can be used, such as anchovies, mackerel and sardines. It makes an ideal summer antipasto or main course.

Ingredients

1 kg (2¼ lb) fresh sardines, cleaned
Plain flour for dusting
100

Europe
Italy
Fish course
Starter
Pescatarian
Summer
Mediterranean

Method

Dust the sardines in flour, shaking off any excess, then fry them in plenty of hot olive oil until they are crisp and brown. Transfer to a shallow dish.

In a separate pan, heat the 100 ml (3½ fl oz) olive oil and fry the garlic in it very briefly. Add the vinegar, wine and mint, then remove from the heat. While it is still hot, pour this mixture over the fish. Season to