Sardinas a la Plancha (Spanish Grilled Sardines)

Sardinas a la Plancha (Spanish Grilled Sardines)

Whole sardines salted and seared hard on a flat plate, eaten with nothing but lemon.

⏱ 30 min total🔪 10 min prep🔥 10 min cookEasyServes 4Spanish

Ingredients

  • 700 g fresh sardines, cleaned
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions

  1. 1Pat the sardines completely dry inside and out.
  2. 2Salt them generously on both sides and rest ten minutes.
  3. 3Heat a flat griddle or heavy pan until it is very hot indeed.
  4. 4Wipe the sardines dry again, brush with the olive oil, and lay them down without crowding.
  5. 5Cook three minutes a side without moving them, until the skin blisters and lifts cleanly.
  6. 6Serve straight away with lemon wedges.

💡 Dry fish and a genuinely hot plate. Either one missing and the skin welds to the pan instead of releasing.

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