Sardine dishes — 7 delicious homemade recipes

Sardine dishes contain a lot of calcium and cholecalciferol (vitamin D), omega-3 fatty acids and coenzyme Q10, a powerful antioxidant that will nicely support the immune system and the whole body. Eating sardines improves memory and has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin and joints. Sardines are best eaten at breakfast by those who need energy through the working day. The substances in this fish help the cardiovascular system function. But for that, you need to eat them at least twice a week.

Before cooking, fresh sardines are scraped with the blunt side of a knife, the contents of the stomachs (a dark liquid) are scooped out, and they are rinsed outside and inside. Then they are patted dry. Now the sardines can be brushed with olive oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper and placed 10 cm from the fire for 1.5–2 minutes.

The finished dish can be garnished with slices of lemon or lime and sprigs of parsley and celery — and served right away.

Properly canned sardines retain almost all the beneficial properties of fresh ones. With quality canning they have a very pleasant smell and taste and a silvery-steel color, their fins and head are removed and their insides are gutted. The shelf life of canned sardines should be stamped on the jar, not on the label.

Besides fish soup, fish pies and fried and baked dishes, recipes with sardines abound in snacks — for example: croutons with canned sardines and banana, eggs stuffed with sardines, canapés with sardines, pickled sardines. Sardine salad recipes may include apples , celery and walnuts , rice, onion and egg, cucumbers and lemon juice.

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