Sardines with chickpeas, lemon & parsley

Sardines with chickpeas, lemon & parsley

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

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Method

  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
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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.

Per serving

330 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, sugar 3g, salt 0.72 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2006.

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  • 15 February 2009

    pamscafe rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was a delicious summery recipe, easy to make and economical. Going to adapt it or chicken next.

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  • 19 April 2009

    sw77 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Added a chili and a pepper when frying then couple handfuls of spinach at the end - yum!

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  • 09 November 2009

    hlnharrison rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very quick and tasty. I fried on the hob rather than the barbecue and 3 mins each side was too long. My fault not the recipe's.

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  • 23 May 2011

    Chris rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Simple to do. Very tasty and healthy

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  • 27 July 2011

    Frances46 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Didn't think the chickpeas really had alot of flavour and neither did the fish. I wouldn't make it again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

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330 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, sugar 3g, salt 0.72 g

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