Sardines Chermoula
Butterflied sardines sandwiched with herb marinade and fried.
Ingredients
- 1 kg Fresh sardines
- 1 cup Coriander
- ½ cup Parsley
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Cumin
- 1 tbsp Paprika
- ¼ cup Lemon juice
- ¼ cup Olive oil
- 1 cup Flour
- 2 cups Frying oil
- 2 tsp Salt
Method
- Butterfly the sardines — Remove the heads and backbones and open them flat.
- Make the chermoula — Blend the herbs, garlic, cumin, paprika, lemon, oil and salt into a green paste.
- Sandwich — Spread chermoula on one sardine and press a second on top, skin outward.
- Rest — Chill 30 minutes so they hold together.
- Fry — Dust in flour and fry 3 minutes a side until crisp.
- Sardines are ready — Serve immediately with lemon.