Got Canned Sardines? Make these Spanish-Style Sardines with Garlic Rice

By Spain on a Fork · 30 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. After a couple of minutes, add the sliced garlic and stir for 1–2 minutes.
2. Add the vegetable broth and a pinch of salt, and bring to a high heat. When it boils, stir in the rice, cover, lower to low heat and simmer until the rice is just cooked (follow the package for liquid and time).
3. Stir in the chives and fluff the rice gently with a fork.
4. Meanwhile, drain the sardines through a fine sieve over a bowl.
5. Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add 3 tbsp (45 ml) of the drained sardine oil. After a couple of minutes, add the chopped onion and garlic, stir continuously, and cook 3–4 minutes.
6. Add the vinegar, paprika and crushed red pepper, stir quickly, then add the tomato sauce, the 2 tbsp (30 ml) vegetable broth and salt and pepper to taste, and mix.
7. Lay the sardines in a single layer over the sauce, gently turn each one to coat, lower to low heat and simmer 2–3 minutes.
8. To serve, spoon rice onto a dish, add tomato sauce beside it, top with a couple of sardines and chopped parsley.

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