Marinated Fried Sardines - {Sardinas Fritas En Adobo}

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Very small sardines - (5" to 6" long) - cleaned, with
		Heads, tails, and fins removed
1/2 cup	118ml	Water
1/2 cup	118ml	Red wine vinegar
4		Garlic cloves - minced
2 teaspoons	10ml	Oregano
2		Bay leaves
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
		Flour - for dusting
		Canola oil - for frying
2		Eggs - lightly beaten with
2 teaspoons	10ml	Water

Recipe Instructions

Butterfly the sardines, leaving them joining at the back and pulling out the bone with your fingers. In a shallow bowl large enough to hold the sardines, combine the water, vinegar, garlic, oregano, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Place the sardines skin-side up in this mixture and marinate for several hours, refrigerated.

Drain the sardines well on paper towels and fold them back together. Dust with flour.

Heat the oil at least 1/2-inch deep to about 380 degrees. Or, better, use a deep-fryer. Coat the sardines with the beaten egg and place directly in the hot oil. Fry until golden, drain, and serve.

This recipe yields ?? servings.

Variation: Sardines are also delicious without a marinade. Simply coat with flour (not necessary to remove bones) and fry, or eliminate the flour and grill them. Sprinkle with coarse salt.

Source:
MELTING POT with Pilar Sanchez - (Show # MP-1A08) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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