Archive for the ‘Fish – Sardines’ Category
Sardine Dip
This recipe comes from a good friend and Chef. If you like sardines in olive oil (or even water), you will love this recipe. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 2 tins sardines in olive oil, undrained, (about 4 oz / 113 g per tin), Shortcut
- 56 grams cream cheese, softened, (2 oz / ¼ of 8 oz / 226 g block)
- 2 tablespoons mayo
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- pinch dried tarragon, crushed
- pinch lemon pepper
- chives, chopped, for garnish, optional
- assorted crackers, for serving, or toast points
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a small mixing bowl. I used two tins of Great Value brand sardines in olive oil, feel free to use your favorite brand of sardines in olive oil or even water.
- Mash and mix everything together.
- Spoon mixture into a smaller bowl for serving, optionally garnish with some chopped chives. Cover and place in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
- Serve with assorted crackers of your choice or toast points. Enjoy.
Notes
Shortcut: Sardines in Olive Oil (Slow Cooker).
Tempura Sardines
This sounds really good, and is on my to cook and taste list. This is Malaysian in nature. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 tin sardines in olive oil, (120 g / 4¼ oz, Ayam or any brand), Shortcut
- 2 spring onions, sliced, white and green parts
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red chili, seeded and finely sliced, optional
- ½ teaspoon white pepper powder
- salt and sugar, to taste
- 100 grams tempura flour, (4 oz)
- 200 ml ice water, (bit over ¾ cup)
- cooking oil, for frying
Instructions
- Mix the batter by adding the tempura flour to a mixing bowl and adding ½ cup of ice water, stir to make a thick batter, add water a tablespoon at a time to make the batter with a dripping consistency.
- Open the tin of sardines and drain the olive oil into a small bowl, remove sardines and split each in half.
- Heat some oil in a pan, about ¾ inch for a minimal deep fry. When the oil is hot but not smoking, dip the sardines in the batter and let the excess drip off, then deep fry until golden brown and crispy, work in batches. Remove to paper towels to drain.
- In another pan, heat the olive oil from the sardines, when hot, add the garlic and chili if using, until fragrant. Add the spring onion and the tempura sardines. Toss with salt as desired, the white pepper, and sugar as desired.
- Serve.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcut: Sardines in Olive Oil (Slow Cooker).
Sardine & Cheese Wontons
This recipe comes from the Ayam brand website in Malaysia. I will verify the number of wontons made for this. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes sections.
Ingredients
- 1 tin sardines in olive oil, (120 g / 4¼ oz, Ayam or other brand), Shortcut
- 2 packages wonton skins
- 50 grams cheese, your choice, cut into small cubes, (1¾ oz)
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced, white and green parts
- 50 grams carrot, finely diced (1¾ oz)
- salt and pepper, as desired, to taste
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- cooking oil, for frying
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the sardines and the oil from the tin. Mash with fork and mix in the oil.
- Add the carrot and spring onion and mix in, season with salt and pepper to taste if desired. (I use a mandolin with a julienne blade and chop after, resulting in a fine dice.)
- Beat the egg in a small bowl and set that near you. Place a wonton skin on your work surface with a corner pointed towards you.
- Place a teaspoon of the sardine mixture in the center of the skin, place a cube of cheese on top. Brush the 2 edges of the skin that are farthest away from you with some beaten egg.
- Take the corner closest to you and fold away from you to the opposite corner and pat down the edge to seal the wonton. Set the wonton on a plate, there, you just made a wonton.
- Repeat using the rest of the sardine mixture and wonton skins.
- Heat oil in a pan for shallow frying, about ½ inch oil. When hot but not smoking, add some wontons and fry until golden brown on the bottom, then turn them over and fry the other side. Remove to paper towels to drain.
- Serve and enjoy with dipping sauces of your choice.
Notes
Shortcut: Sardines in Olive Oil (Slow Cooker).
Ginger Steamed Sardines
Sounds very good. I look forward to making this. I do list a shortcut for homemade sardines in olive oil, but that is not really a cost saver due to the cost of olive oil. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Steamer
- Steamer Handles
Ingredients
- 1 tin sardines in olive oil, (120 g / 4¼ oz, Ayam or any brand)
- ½ inch fresh ginger, grated
- 1 spring onion, sliced, green and white
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- sugar, to taste
Instructions
- Heat your steamer. I will use my tiny rice cooker with a steamer tray. You can also use a pot and a steamer basket.
- Drain the oil from the tin into a small bowl. Remove the sardines from the tin, split in half and arrange on a heat proof dish.
- Mix the ginger and spring onion (keep a pinch of the spring onion aside for garnish) with the oil from the tin to make a paste.
- Heat the oil in a small pan and cook the paste until fragrant.
- Pour the oil mixture over the sardines and place the dish in your steamer. Cover and steam for 5 minutes.
- While the sardines are steaming, using the same pan the oil was heated in, add the soy sauce and water and heat that up, add sugar to taste.
- When the sardines have steamed for 5 minutes, carefully remove the dish, pour the soy sauce mixture over the sardines, serve and enjoy.
Notes
One tin of sardines in olive oil at Tesco is 59 Baht. For 2 servings, this is about 46 cents per serving.
Shortcuts: Sardines in Olive Oil.
Sardine Salad Sandwich
Very good, easy sandwich to make if you like sardines. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 tin sardines in olive oil, (120 g / 4¼ oz, Ayam or any brand), Shortcut
- 1 tablespoon mayo, and more for the bread
- 1 tablespoon pickles, chopped, Shortcut
- 4 slices bread
- 1 tomato, sliced
- lettuce leaves
- 1-2 hard boiled egg, sliced, Shortcut
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Drain the sardines and place in a bowl, add the mayo and chopped pickle. Mix with a fork, mashing up the sardines. If using homemade sardines, use about 3 pieces.
- Lay out the 4 slices of bread, spread mayo on each slice. On 2 slices, add a layer of sliced tomato, divide sardine mixture on top of the tomato, top that with lettuce leaves, then add a layer of sliced egg, season with salt and pepper as desired. Top with a slice of bread, mayo side down. Cut in half and enjoy.
Notes
One tin of sardines in olive oil at Tesco is 59 Baht. For two sandwiches, 1 per serving, this is about 92 cents per serving.
Shortcuts: Fridge Pickles, Perfect Hard Boiled Chicken Eggs, Steamed Eggs, Sardines in Olive Oil.
Variant: 1. Use a good amount of softened cream cheese on the bread in place of the mayo.
Pasta with Sardines II
Another great sounding recipe for sardines canned in olive oil. On my to cook list. If you are adventurous, you can make sardines in olive yourself, very easy. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 500 grams dry spaghetti, (1 lb)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tins sardines in olive oil, (120 g / 4¼ oz each, Ayam or any brand), Shortcut
- 1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs, Shortcut
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, grated + plus more for garnish
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, then add the spaghetti and cook until just tender, drain, rinse under cold water, toss with ¼ cup of olive oil, cover and set aside.
- Open the tins of sardines and drain the oil into a non stick pan, heat the pan over medium heat then add the garlic and saute until just golden brown, then split the sardines in half and add them to the pan, breaking them up a bit with the spatula, and saute another minute or so more,
- Stir in the breadcrumbs and cheese, when mixed in, add the parsley, black pepper, remove from heat and add the pasta and mix, serve.
Notes
For sardines in olive oil, I have only seen one brand, Ayam, for 59 Baht per 120 gram tin, these are very good. If you make your own sardines in olive oil, you can reduce this price just a bit. Using 2 tins of sardines and 4 servings, this is about 87 cents per serving.
Shortcuts: Sardines in Olive Oil, Seasoned Breadcrumbs.
Sardine & Sliced Egg Sandwich
Another tasty sardine sandwich recipe. I made these on 11 May 2019, and these are delicious. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Toaster
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread, toasted, wheat would be good
- mayo, as desired
- 1 tin sardines in olive oil, (120 g / 4¼ oz, Ayam or any brand), Shortcut
- 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced, Shortcut
- lettuce leaves, as needed
- red onion, thinly sliced, as needed, think mandolin
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice, or lime juice
Instructions
- Spread some mayo on the toast and add lettuce leaves to two slices of toast.
- Divide the sardines between the two sandwiches and split them, the tin I used had 5 sardines. The bones are are tender, don't worry about those, it's calcium.
- Sprinkle some lemon juice on the sardines, top with some onion slices (which I skipped as had no onion) and top that with the egg slices.
- Top each sandwich with the other slices of toast, cut each sandwich in half. Enjoy.
Notes
Low cost if using homemade sardines. I make sardines using small mackerel which is sold per fish anywhere from 10 to 25 Baht each, so about 29 to 74 cents per sandwich. (I cut each fish into 3 pieces when making sardines.)
If using tinned sardines, figure 1 tin at 59 Baht for 2 sandwiches, this is about 87 cents per sandwich.
Shortcut: Sardines in Olive Oil, Perfect Hard Boiled Chicken Eggs.
Variant: 1. In place of mayo, just drizzle olive oil on each slice of toast.
Sardine & Tomato Sandwich
Shout out to my daughter, Samantha, you will like this! Basic sandwich that is healthy and nutritious. Not only did Samantha make this, she sent me some photos, one of which is featured here, outstanding looking sandwich, Samantha, you did well! Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 tin sardines in olive oil, drained, (120 g / 4¼ oz), Shortcut
- tomato, sliced as needed
- red onion, sliced, seperated into rings, as needed
- 2 slices sandwich bread, toasted
- mayo, as needed
- white pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Toast the bread, spread mayo on one side of each slice. Layer tomato slices on one slice, top with some red onion slice rings.
- Top with sardines that are split in half lengthwise. Season with some white pepper, top with the other slice of bread.
- Enjoy. (And that is a cracking great photo as well, thank you Samantha!)
Notes
If using tinned sardines in olive oil, figure about 59 Baht/tin/2 sandwiches. This would cost about 87 Baht per sandwich, reasonable and healthy.
Variants: As with any sandwich, use your imagination. Open faced or closed, substitute olive oil for mayo, substitute mustard for mayo, and spicy mustard even better! Add veggies you like, sprinkle with lemon juice.
Shortcut: Sardines in Olive Oil (Slow Cooker).
The photo was provided by my daughter, Samantha Thayer, United States - Thailand.
Crispy Sardines & Garlic Mayo
These are very good. Serve as an appetizer or with a nice pasta salad or vegetables for a light dinner. I made this on 30 Aug 2017 and is highly recommended if you like sardines in olive oil. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 tin sardines in olive oil, (120 g / 4¼ oz), Shortcut
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 cup breadcrumbs, Shortcut
- cooking oil, for frying
- chili powder, for garnish
For the Garlic Mayo
- ½ cup mayo
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1-2 tablespoons oil from the sardine can
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Drain the tin of sardines and reserve the olive oil, this is the 120 gram tin, then split each sardine in half lengthwise. Or use 3-4 pieces of homemade sardines in olive oil.
- For garlic mayo, mix all the garlic mayo ingredients. Season to taste with salt and leave it in the fridge to let flavors to build.
- Lightly coat sardines in flour, followed by egg, then breadcrumbs. Heat oil in pan and pan fry till golden brown and crispy. (I did not have breadcrumbs, totally forgot that so I used tempura flour after the egg wash, that works well too.)
- Serve hot with garlic mayonnaise and a sprinkle of chili powder.
Notes
One tin of sardines in olive oil, Ayam brand costs 59 Baht. For 2 servings, this is about 87 cents per serving.
Shortcuts: Sardines in Olive Oil, Breadcrumbs.
Fisherman's Eggs
I love sardines, and I love eggs, this is a win win right here. I have changed this to reflect using individual Pyrex dishes. I made this on 6 Aug 2017, and it is yummy! This makes a very filling breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Dish (1¼ cup size)
Ingredients
- 1 tin sardines in olive oil, (120 g / 4¼ oz), see Step 2, Shortcut
- 1 small shallot, sliced
- fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- black pepper, to taste
- 2 eggs, chicken or duck
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220°° C (425° F). When the oven is hot, heat a small baking dish for 5 minutes in the oven. I used a Pyrex serving dish, the 1¼ cup size dish.
- For the sardines, use a tin of sardines in olive oil, Ayam brand is the only one I found with oil and is highly recommended. Or use 2-3 pieces of sardines from a homemade batch of sardines. Drain the tin and place the sardines in another small bowl and use a spoon and just break the sardines into chunks. Add the shallot, garlic, and parsley and mix together, season with black pepper as desired.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven, add the sardine mixture to the heated dish and return to the oven for 5-6 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the oven, crack two eggs into a bowl, and slide them into the heated dish, season with salt and pepper to your liking, return the dish to the oven for another 7 minutes or until the whites are set. Remove the dish and place on the counter and cover with a lid for 5 minutes (the eggs will continue to cook, and it needs to cool, can actually let it sit for 10 minutes and you will have hot sardines and eggs).
- Serve with toast for a good breakfast or with a salad for a dinner.
Notes
If using tinned sardines, 1 tin per serving at 59 Baht, this is about $1.74 per serving. If making sardines at home, the cost will only be slightly less due to the cost of the olive oil needed. Not a inexpensive meal but certainly healthy.
Shortcut: Sardines in Olive Oil.
