Caribbean🐟 Seafood

Portuguese Canned Sardines

Name: Portuguese Canned Sardines
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 can canned sardines; ~½ medium onion; ~1 medium tomato; ~¼ tsp black pepper; 1 tsp lemon or lime juice; ~½ Scotch bonnet pepper; 1½ tbsp olive oil

⏱ 10 min🍽 Serves 1

A simple and comforting dish made from canned sardines. The sardines are mixed with fresh onions, tomatoes, and lime juice, then topped with heated olive oil. Can be served over rice, with crackers, or as an open-faced sandwich.

Adapted from a video by caribbeanpot

Delicious Tin Sardines Recipe: Easy and Budget-Friendly | CaribbeanPot.com

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Ingredients

canned sardines1 can
onionthinly sliced~½ mediumest.
tomatomedium to large, thinly sliced~1 mediumest.
black pepper~¼ tspest.
lemon or lime juiceapproximately1 tsp
Scotch bonnet peppergreen, optional; can substitute with pimento pepper~½est.
olive oil1½ tbsp

Steps

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1
Open the can of sardines and drain the oil. If desired, optionally crush or gently break apart the sardines to remove innards and vertebrae.
2
Place the drained sardines in a bowl and lightly crush them with a fork.
3
Add black pepper, then the Scotch bonnet pepper (if using), sliced tomato, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt if desired.
4
Thoroughly mix all the ingredients together.
5
Arrange the thinly sliced onion on top of the mixture.
6
Heat the olive oil in a small frying pan until you see wisps of smoke. Pour the hot oil directly over the onion.
7
Mix well, allowing the hot oil to gently cook the onion and season the entire dish.
8
Serve over rice, with crackers, or as a topping for an open-faced sandwich.

Portuguese Canned Sardines

Ingredients

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