Name: Sardines with chickpeas, lemon & parsley
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 50g plain flour; 10 sardines scaled and cleaned (8 if large); zest 2 lemons; large bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves only, roughly chopped; 3 garlic cloves finely chopped; 3 tbsp olive oil; glass white wine (about 125ml); 2x cans chickpeas or butterbeans, drained and rinsed; 250g pack cherry tomatoes halved

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Sardines with chickpeas, lemon & parsley

Sardines with chickpeas, lemon & parsley

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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Sardines cooked on the barbie are a great summer treat - you can cook indoors too in a single pot

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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50g plain flour
10 sardines

scaled and cleaned (8 if large)
zest 2 lemons
large bunch flat-leaf parsley

leaves only, roughly chopped
3 garlic cloves

finely chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
glass white wine

(about 125ml)
2x cans chickpeas

or butterbeans, drained and rinsed
250g pack cherry tomatoes

halved

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal330
fat16g
saturates2g
carbs22g
sugars3g
fibre4g
protein24g
salt0.72g

low

Method

step 1

Season the flour and scatter over a large plate. Dip the sardines in the flour, one at a time. Mix together the lemon zest, parsley and half of the chopped garlic and set aside.
step 2

Put a very large pan (a paella pan is ideal or a large sturdy baking tray with a lip) on top of the barbecue and heat until very hot. Add the oil, heat for a few seconds, then lay the floured sardines in the oil in one layer. Fry for 3 mins until the underside is golden, then turn over and fry for another 3 mins. Lift out of the pan and onto a plate.
step 3

Fry the remaining garlic (add another splash of oil if you need to) for 1 min until softened. Pour in the white wine, scrape any bits off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon and boil for 1 min or until reduced by half.
step 4

Tip in the chickpeas or butter beans and tomatoes, then stir until heated through. Season with plenty of pepper and salt to taste, then nestle the fish back into the pan. Take off the heat, sprinkle with the parsley mix and serve with plenty of crusty bread to mop up the juices.

RECIPE TIPS

COOKING INDOORS

If the weather isn't great, simply make this on the hob. You might need to have two burners going if you're using a large pan or baking tray.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2006

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