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Homemade Spanish Sardines
Make your own homemade Spanish Sardines with this super easy recipe. Store them in jars to give to your friends or to sell for additional income.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 43 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino , International
Ingredients
- 12 medium sardines - "Tamban" can befresh or frozen
- 1 cup olives
- 5 big cloves garlic - sliced
- 1 medium carrot - cut into flower shapes
- 3 pieces bay leaves
- 10-12 pieces peppercorn
- ¼ teaspoon chili flakes or 2 pieces spicy chili - chopped
- 1 cup olive oil
- ½ tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 cup water (or more)
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
Instructions
- Cut off the heads and clean the sardines.
- At the bottom of a small pot, arrange some of the olives, carrots, bay leaf, peppercorn, and garlic. Lay a single layer of sardines on top. Then repeat this layering of spices and sardines until all are used.
- Sprinkle the chili flakes and salt evenly over the sardines.
- Pour the olive oil and water over the sardines. Add more water to make sure that the sardines are submerged in the liquids.
- Bring it to boil over medium-low heat. Once it boils, add the vinegar. Let it cook for 45 mins to an hour or until the liquids are reduced to half and only the oil is left. If you want fishbones to be tender, cook it for about 6 hours over very low heat, adding water as needed. You can also use pressure cooker and cook for an hour under pressure.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
43kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
0g
(0%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
518mg
(22%)
Potassium
38mg
(1%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
0g
(0%)
Vitamin A
1010IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
0.6mg
(1%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 43
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 43kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 0g | 0% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 518mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 38mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 1010IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.