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.