Check out these sweet and peppery crispy sardines, ready in 20 minutes. Serve with a big green salad and lots of crusty bread.
Ingredients
- extra-virgin olive oil 2 tbsp, plus extra to serve
- garlic 3 cloves, sliced
- smoked sweet paprika 1 tbsp, plus extra to serve
- lemon ½, zested and wedged to serve
- rosemary 4 sprigs, leaves stripped and bruised
- red chilli 1, deseeded and finely chopped
- sardines 8, gutted
Method
- STEP 1 Put all of the ingredients, except the sardines, into a bowl and mix together with some seasoning. Pour into a baking dish, add the sardines and toss really well. Cover and chill for a few hours.
- STEP 2 Heat a BBQ or griddle pan until hot. Cook the sardines for 4-5 minutes on each side or until really caramelised and charred. Put onto a serving plate, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with a little more paprika and squeeze over the lemon wedges.
