Posted on Sunday, January 3, 2021 in Seafood Recipes

Portuguese Griddle Grilled Sardines

These tasty and crispy grilled sardines (sardinhas grelhadas) are ready in just 20 minutes. You can grill them on a griddle or on a BBQ.
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Portuguese Griddle Grilled Sardines
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Preparation time 10 min
Cooking Time 10 min
Ready In2 h 20 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings2

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve3 cloves of garlic, sliced1 tablespoon of smoked sweet paprika, plus extra to serve1/2 lemon, zested and wedged to serve4 sprigs of rosemary, leaves stripped and bruised1 red chili pepper, deseeded and finely chopped8 sardines, gutted
2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve3 cloves of garlic, sliced1 tablespoon of smoked sweet paprika, plus extra to serve1/2 lemon, zested and wedged to serve4 sprigs of rosemary, leaves stripped and bruised1 red chili pepper, deseeded and finely chopped8 sardines, gutted
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Preparation

  1. Put all of the ingredients, except the sardines, into a bowl and mix it all together.
  2. Pour into a baking dish, add the sardines and toss really well.
  3. Cover and let it chill for a few hours.
  4. Heat a BBQ or a griddle pan until hot.
  5. Cook the sardines for 4-5 minutes on each side or until they are really caramelised and charred.
  6. Put onto a serving plate, drizzle with oil and squeeze the lemon wedges over them.
Recipe & Photo Credit: olivemagazine.com
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Dave
Dave
Heard best cooked over pine wood, true ?
3 years ago, Monday, August 23, 2021
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Eddy
That is actually not true, you shouldn’t cook anything over pine wood, google it Dave.
3 years ago, Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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