Grilled Sardines
serves 2-4
Recipe from cookthink
It's hard to argue with grilling sardines—probably the first and best method for cooking them. They're great with a squeeze of lemon and a little olive oil alone, but this slightly more involved sauce is worth the effort.
ingredients
2 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
10-15 fresh whole sardines, scaled and cleaned
timer
prep: 10 minutes
total: 20 minutes
tools
grill
mortar and pestle (or food processor)
bowl
tongs
instructions
1. Preheat the grill to high.
2. Meanwhile, combine the marjoram, parsley, basil, red pepper flakes and lemon juice in a mortar and pestle (or food processor). Pound them together until combined, or pulse them once or twice to combine. Stir in the olive oil. Put the sauce in a bowl and set aside.
3. Season the sardines on both sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Grill them until their skin is crispy and they're charred in spots, 3-5 minutes per side.
4. Drizzle the herb, lemon and olive oil mixture over the sardines.
