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Paula's Crispy Portuguese Fried Sardines Recipe

Paula's crispy Portuguese fried sardines (petinga frita), recipe is easy to make, serve with a side of tomato rice.
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Paula's Crispy Portuguese Fried Sardines Recipe

Preparation time 10 min
Cooking Time 15 min
Ready In 25 min
Level of DifficultyVery Easy
Servings4

Nutrition Facts (Per Serving)

Calories456
Fat31g
Carbs10g
Protein35g

Ingredients

2 lbs of petinga (small sardines)Salt (to taste)2 lemons, juice onlyAll purpose flourFrying oil
2 lbs of petinga (small sardines)Salt (to taste)2 lemons, juice onlyAll purpose flourFrying oil
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Preparation

  1. Wash the small sardines and season them with salt and lemon juice.
  2. Place enough flour on a plate to coat all the sardines.
  3. Shake any excess salt from the sardines, pass them through the flour and fry them in hot oil.
  4. Drain them on a sheet of absorbent paper and then serve them accompanied with tomato rice.
  5. You can drizzle a little more lemon juice over the sardines when serving.

Recipe Credit: Paula


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Comments
Lynette Gillespie
Lynette Gillespie
Sounds delicious
3 Years ago, Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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Duarte
Duarte
Try putting some crushed red pepper before the flour.
4 Years ago, Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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