Sardine ideas anyone?

Oh good - you finally took a moment to thank people. What a peach.

Arancine with Sardines

Ingredients
Rice:
2 tablespoons plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 red onion, chopped into 1/8-inch dice
1/8 tsp tumeric
2 cups arborio rice
3 cups chicken stock
1 cup grated pecorino
2 eggs plus 2 eggs separated
Stuffing:
1 cup basic tomato sauce, recipe follows
8 ounces salted sardines, rinsed, heads removed and roughly chopped
2 sprigs mint
1/4 cup flour for dusting
1/2 cup breadcrumbs for coating
Extra-virgin olive oil for frying
Directions
To make the rice: In a 4 to 6-quart saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil until just smoking. Add half the chopped red onion and tumeric, and cook until softened, about 7 to 9 minutes. Add rice and chicken stock, and bring to boil, uncovered. Cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 25 minutes. Spread rice out to cool on a large cookie sheet, about 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch thick. When rice is cool, mix with the Pecorino, 2 eggs, and 2 egg yolks, and set aside

To make the stuffing: In a 10 to 12-inch saute pan, cook the remaining chopped onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil until light golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add the tomato sauce, chopped sardines, and mint, and cook 5 to 7 minutes until reduced by one third and quite thick. Set aside and allow to cool.

To assemble: Place the flour for dusting, egg whites, and breadcrumbs in 3 separate shallow bowls and lightly beat egg whites. To form arancine, place 3 tablespoons rice mixture in palm of hand and make an indentation with the back of a spoon. Spoon 2 tablespoons sardine mixture into indentation and form an open bowl out of the rice in your hand. Cover filled portion with another tablespoon of rice mixture and using both hands, shape the rice into a ball. Continue with remaining rice mixture and stuffing until done.

Roll each ball in flour, then egg whites, then breadcrumbs and refrigerate 1 hour, uncovered.

Heat 4 inches of cooking oil in fryer or deep frying pan to 375 F degrees. Carefully place 3 balls at a time into pan and fry until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring with tongs or kitchen spoon to keep them moving. Drained cooked balls on paper towels and place on large platter and serve either warm or at room

Ok, now THIS is more like it - now we're talking.

I'd have never in a million years thought that people do this with fresh sardines.

Sounds incredible, I look forward to trying this - will report back with some feedback after giving it a go - thank you

It has been a longggggg time since I ate any. Are you taking about the ones that come in a can? I used to eat them with hot sauce on a cracker. My husband ate some recently with mustard straight out of the can.

One of the best meals I had was in Portugal, fresh caught grilled sardines with olive oil,lemon juice and some kind of herb with a side of fluffy boiled potatoes, big raw tomatoes and chunky bread

So simple but so nice

That sounds great, I've caught them before (well, only the one) whislt on a boat in Turkey and when the captain cooked it, it was stunning, I didnt get the recipe though so thanks for this.

That would be the recipe I POSTED.

Huh?

I was on about eating some in Portugal!

dont make homemade Mac and cheese it is full of fat, instead of Mac and cheese make macaroni with no cheese , use olive oil and fresh herbs, make it italian style........I was in London in 2005 i miss this huge 12 millions people city , cant see how that can fit that many plp there dought .

way to go straighten them up, Answer the questions who cares about stupid comments. That is the way i feel now and Yes i have an answer for you my friend. when i have a can of sardines i put in the fridge first to get cold , it get more taste..

here is a few food tips :

1. Make some whole wheat toast , no butter, let them dry up , cut them into 3 or 4 pieces vertical about one inch lenth , put one sardine per piece, top it up with mustard or ketchup or anything a bit spicy , make a line with a knife ( make a line ) , you can have them like an hors d'oeuvre.

2. Last week i made a Macaroni and cheese ( Kraft dinner ) with Sardine dill and sundried tomatoes here is the receipe

cook macaroni as the box says, in a pan add one teaspoon of sundried tomato olive oil ( from the Jar), one clove of garlic minced, 3 sundried tomatoes chopped up, one medium onion minced and one can of sardine chopped up , salt ,pepper to taste mix together. in the pan

to the macaroni add 1/4 of tomato juice, 1 tablespoon of non fat sodium free margarine,the package of Kraft dinner cheese, and one teaspoon of fresh dill mix well

add the sardine mix to the pot,mix well , add one teaspoon of Fresh dill

Voila , enjoy

Thank you - lovely sardine toast slices idea, sounds nutritious too as no mayo or butter + wholemeal bread is the best.

Might try having it for my lunch tomorrow in fact.

I cant get the mac n cheese boxes here in the UK but I do miss them (used to have it when I lived abroad) so perhaps it'd work with home made mac n cheese...

I have discovered that humble sardines love pasta and pasta loves sardines (and garlic & sun dried tomato is what binds them together for eternity )