If you only think of little fish in that rectangular tin when someone mentions sardines, then you haven't tried fresh grilled sardines. This easy grilled sardines recipe will change your mind – and possibly make you a sardine lover.
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Prep Time: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh sardines, scaled and gutted
Marinade
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Garnish
- chopped fresh parsley, for serving
- lemon wedges, for serving
Here's how to make it:
- Combine all the marinade ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Put the fish into a plastic zipper bag and pour in the marinade. Let the sardine marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Heat a grill to medium-high heat. Remove the sardines from the marinade and cook on the hot grill until charred, about 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking for about 2 minutes more.
- Put the sardines on a serving platter and sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with lemon wedges.
Note: The sardines could also be cooked in a hot cast iron skillet or grill pan.
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