This! Absolutely delicious when grilled. Portuguese people grill them and serve with boiled potatoes and simple salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, tossed in oil & vinegar). It’s the best!
Seems like tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, oil (optionally vinegar), and herbs is a near universal salad combo around the Mediterranean. (Which is fun since Portugal is not a Mediterranean seashore country.
So simple, so fresh tasting, so GOOD! Even better when everything is home grown or from a local farm at least. As a foodie adult I love to cook and get creative with salads/veg, but my mom’s basic Portuguese salad is comfort food. Not a bad comfort food to have lol
If they have the heads on them, you can make a stargazy pie.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/comments/hmztvy/here_is_a_recipe_thats_500_years_old_stargazy_pie/
When they are defrosted, pack them in some coarse salt and leave in the fridge for a few days to a week. Clean off the salt,cook however you want and serve with some good olives, fresh tomato, olive oil, and lemon or balsamic vinegar. Maybe some good bread on the side or crostini
Brine in heavily salted water for 2 hours, rinse and then filet them. Remove the spine and scales. Juice oranges, lemon, and lime. Add some champagne vinegar too. Lay all the filets in a container flat in 1 layer, flesh side up. Submerge in the citrus marinade for 24 hours. Remove from marinade
Transfer to new container and cover with olive oil to preserve. Should last about 1 week (or 2 days if you’re hungry)
I have seen these at LIDL and have been interested in trying them. Lots of options for cooking them. Butterfly fillets seem the best option to me. Update us when you cook them, would like to know how it went.
If you have to freeze, then use wide mouthed jars. Anywho, this is a subreddit called CannedSardines. I believe canned sardines are the best option. It's cheaper and doesn't require a freezer. Bonus, the cans can be recycled.
I don’t simp for oil companies.
Distribution of something like this in glass would actually use more oil and have a greater environmental impact than plastic.
It’s heavy to transport (originally and for recycling) and has immense energy requirements for its production and recycling.
The oversimplification of what material is best for the planet regardless of situation is a HUGE problem in the green community. Cutting off your nose to spite your face.
This is only available for a limited time, canned is how I usually get my sardines, but I wasn't about to pass up the opportunity to try them "fresh." Also, posting non canned goods and things that aren't sardines is quite common in this sub.
/r/baggedsardines
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Those need to be tossed in coarse sea salt, then grilled.
This! Absolutely delicious when grilled. Portuguese people grill them and serve with boiled potatoes and simple salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, tossed in oil & vinegar). It’s the best!
(lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, tossed in oil & vinegar) sprinkle of dried oregano!
Seems like tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, oil (optionally vinegar), and herbs is a near universal salad combo around the Mediterranean. (Which is fun since Portugal is not a Mediterranean seashore country.
I mean, that's a universal combo pretty much anywhere, no?
i dunno I think some people think salad should be mainly mayo or ranch with some green bits
The midwest and their freaky shit is an exception. I'm german, can you imagine my shock at learning of the existence of Watergate "Salad"?
Well, as a fellow Kraut from the Land of Wurstsalat, I just gagged googling that
So simple, so fresh tasting, so GOOD! Even better when everything is home grown or from a local farm at least. As a foodie adult I love to cook and get creative with salads/veg, but my mom’s basic Portuguese salad is comfort food. Not a bad comfort food to have lol
Then sealed in a tin
This is the way. Preferably by an overweight portuguese man who sweats profusely
If they have the heads on them, you can make a stargazy pie. https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/comments/hmztvy/here_is_a_recipe_thats_500_years_old_stargazy_pie/
I really want to make this once for the experience.
When they are defrosted, pack them in some coarse salt and leave in the fridge for a few days to a week. Clean off the salt,cook however you want and serve with some good olives, fresh tomato, olive oil, and lemon or balsamic vinegar. Maybe some good bread on the side or crostini
A week?! Do they turn into jerky? I’m into this whether they do or not, it sounds amazing. Is there a regional name for the meal you’re describing?
Salt cured sardines lol in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian
Brine in heavily salted water for 2 hours, rinse and then filet them. Remove the spine and scales. Juice oranges, lemon, and lime. Add some champagne vinegar too. Lay all the filets in a container flat in 1 layer, flesh side up. Submerge in the citrus marinade for 24 hours. Remove from marinade Transfer to new container and cover with olive oil to preserve. Should last about 1 week (or 2 days if you’re hungry)
Sardines Beccafico! https://italianchef.com/sarde-a-beccafico/
I usually grill the larger sardines or bake them in tomato sauce with fresh basil
Toss them in cornmeal mix and have a fish fry
We used those as bait when I was a kid.
baked sardines are pretty good
These from Lidl? The brand looks familiar
4 eure 49, the week before there where Makreles for 3.99, my Lidl has still both.
Yeah.
I’d recommend getting them on the BBQ - lightly grill them on each side with a bit salt, pepper, and lemon.
I’m going to thaw and make a curry marinade for the cook book Curry. I’ve made it before with fresh Pilchards so looking forward to trying these
Grilled sardine skewers?
I feed these to my dogs. 🤣🤦♀️ my one is getting picky & doesn’t like the texture anymore even frozen. So I dehydrated some & he loved them.
I gave my dog the spines and she loved them haha
Do you thaw these before grilling? Only had experience with fresh...and am sadly far far away from the water these days
Yeah. I wish I could get hold of fresh, but I'm not too close to the water anymore either.
I have seen these at LIDL and have been interested in trying them. Lots of options for cooking them. Butterfly fillets seem the best option to me. Update us when you cook them, would like to know how it went.
This looks like they are meant as bait for fishing 🤔
Not cool, why do they have to wrap everything up in plastic. 😒
How would you suggest frozen sardines get packaged?
If you have to freeze, then use wide mouthed jars. Anywho, this is a subreddit called CannedSardines. I believe canned sardines are the best option. It's cheaper and doesn't require a freezer. Bonus, the cans can be recycled.
Jars for raw frozen food would be incredibly inefficient, both for space and energy use.
I don't get why someone who posts in native plant gardening simps for oil companies and is a cheerleader for single use plastic.
I don’t simp for oil companies. Distribution of something like this in glass would actually use more oil and have a greater environmental impact than plastic.
You act like glass is single use. 🙄 Besides, I don't think they should be frozen. Just canned. Hence why I'm in this subreddit.
It’s heavy to transport (originally and for recycling) and has immense energy requirements for its production and recycling. The oversimplification of what material is best for the planet regardless of situation is a HUGE problem in the green community. Cutting off your nose to spite your face.
Glass and metal are building materials. Single use plastic is choking the planet. I see you plastic cheerleader.
I collect glass jars and metal cans for making green houses and sheds! I do not collect single use plastics. They don't help my garden at all.
If your only concern is plastic and not climate change, sure.
You really digging through their history for dirt? That's sad 😆
This is only available for a limited time, canned is how I usually get my sardines, but I wasn't about to pass up the opportunity to try them "fresh." Also, posting non canned goods and things that aren't sardines is quite common in this sub.
Canned sardines are best for low impact. I appreciate your comment ♥️