The most popular canned sardine recipes are broiling, grilling, frying, and smoking. To keep sardines as fresh as possible, rinse the fish taking out all the excess oil and don't add it to any of your recipes. If you do wish to use the oil, you can do so in pasta salads and salad dressings. Now, let's take a look at some delicious recipes that'll make your mouth water.
Pizza with Sardines
Ingredients
- 1 packet yeast
- 6 cups flour
- Olive oil
- 2 cans sardines
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 cups onions, chopped
- 2 cans tomato sauce
- Bread crumbs
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper for taste
Make the pizza dough by mixing flour, yeast, and warm water. Cover the dough and keep it in a warm place to rise. Once it's ready, mix it again with a little flour. Set it aside to rise again. Preheat the oven at 400ºF. Knead the dough on a pizza pan and brush olive oil on it. Spread the tomato sauce, sardines, onions, and bread crumbs, and sprinkle Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper on it. Bake the pizza for 15-20 minutes. Bring it out of the oven and sprinkle generous amounts of mozzarella cheese on it. Bake for another 5-10 minutes. Your sardine pizza is ready!
Tuna and Sardine Antipasto
Ingredients
- 1 quarter onions
- 1 quarter mushrooms
- 1 quarter red and green bell peppers
- 1 quarter cauliflower
- 2 large carrots
- 2 plant leeks
- 1 large celery
- 1 quarter sweet pickles
- 1 quarter white vinegar
- 1 quarter green olives
- 3 bottles ketchup
- 2 cans sardines
- ½ quarter string beans
- 1 small hot pepper
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 cans tuna fish
- 1 quarter cooking oil
Clean the vegetables and drain them. Now chop celery, carrots, mushrooms, pickles, cauliflower, peppers, and leeks. In a large pan, mix ketchup, vinegar, and cooking oil, and bring it to a boil. Once it's done, add cauliflower, celery, carrots, onions, string beans, and leeks. Add peppers, mushrooms, pickles, olives, salt and pepper to the mixture. Chop tuna and sardines into 1 inch pieces and add them to the pan. Let it boil for 35-40 minutes. Once it's cooked, store it in hot jars and seal it properly. You can add extra amounts of any ingredients you like.
Bell Peppers Stuffed with Sardines
Ingredients
- 4 slices white bread
- 4 green bell peppers (red or yellow)
- 4 cans sardines
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Salt and pepper for taste
To make the canned sardine recipe, combine 1 can of sardines and one slice of bread. Stuff 1 bell pepper with this prepared mixture and season with salt and pepper. Follow this step with the rest of the bell peppers. Take a frying pan, add olive oil and garlic to it. Place all the peppers in the oil and let it cook from all sides. Once the peppers are brown, add hot sauce on top and serve immediately.
Sardine Platter
Ingredients
- 3 cans sardines
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ tablespoon dill weed
- 1 iceberg lettuce
- Salt and black pepper for taste
Whisk water, vinegar, olive oil, dry mustard, dill weed, salt and pepper together. Take the drained sardines and put it in a glass bowl. Pour the mixture over the sardines and refrigerate overnight. Spread the lettuce leaves on a platter and arrange the sardines on it. Serve this canned sardine recipe with your choice of crackers.
Sardines can also be used as leftovers. Crush and mix them into a paste, add seasonings (salt, pepper, and lemon juice). Serve them as appetizers with toast and crackers. Experiment with different recipes, as there are plenty of
health benefits; and add your unique culinary skills to it.
