- Side Dishes
- 1 h, 30 min
- 13 July 2022
If you are looking for new ways to surprise your guests you’ve come to the right place: these delicious Moroccan Stuffed Sardines with Chermoula are just the right treat to share with friends with some drinks or to enjoy with a fresh summer salad. Serve them warm just after frying them to make sure they are as crispy as it gets! If you are looking for new ways to surprise your guests you’ve come to the right plac...
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Moroccan Stuffed Sardines
Ingredients
Chermoula
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 cups cilantro leaves
1 cups parsley
1 tbsp ginger
1 cloves garlic
0.5 cups olive oil
0.5 zest of lemon
2 tbsp juice of lemon
0.3 chilli flakes
salt
pepper
0.5 cups water
Preparation
1 cups chermoula
1 cups flour
1 tsp turmeric
salt
pepper
2 cups sunflower oil
parsley
lemon wedges
500 gr small sardines
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Steps
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Step 1
Clean the sardines under running water.
Step 2
Open them up lengthwise and remove the bones.
10 min
Step 3
Place them on a flat surface and pat them dry.
Step 4
Place one sardine, skin side down, top with 2 tbsp. chermoula and top with another sardine, skin side up. Repeat with the rest of them.
20 min
Step 5
Let them marinade for 1 hour.
1 h
Step 6
Mix the flour with the turmeric, salt and pepper.
Step 7
Heat the oil to 180ºC/360ºF in a small pan and cover the sardines in the flour.
Step 8
Fry them until golden brown on every side, around 3 minutes.
Step 9
Remove from the oil and transfer to a paper towel to drain.
Step 10
Serve warm with fresh parsley, lemon wedges and more chermoula.
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