Italian Baked Sardines
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Serves: 20 sardines
 
Skip the frozen fish sticks, artificial crab meat and genetically engineered salmon, and treat yourself to a protein packed Italian Baked Sardine dinner.
Ingredients
  • 20 fresh sardines, skin on, head off, scales removed, washed and patted dry
  • Enough bread crumbs to lightly cover all the sardines, about ½ cup
  • ½ cup, chopped Italian parsley
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 355°F (180°C)
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Position the sardines on top, with the flesh side up.
  4. Cover with a thin layer of bread crumbs and parsley.
  5. Add olive oil to a bowl and mix with salt and pepper, to taste. Drizzle the mixture over the sardines.
  6. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the bread crumbs are golden brown. Serve warm
  7. The sardine are then eaten whole, no need to remove the skin.
Recipe by Italicana Kitchen at https://italicanakitchen.com/italian-baked-sardines/