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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Fried dishes are always very popular due to their variety in ingredients, as well as their delicious flavors that pair well with rice. Today, the Into the Kitchen section of TasteVN will guide you on how to make garlic and chili fried sardines that are extremely simple and appealing. Let’s get cooking!
Ingredients for Garlic and Chili Fried Sardines For 4 people
Sardine fillets 200 grams Garlic 3 cloves Dried chili 5 pieces Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Common spices A little (salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to Buy Good Sardine Fillets
- When buying sardine fillets, you should carefully check if the fish is free of bones, choose pieces of meat that are firm with a light pink color, and when pressed, the fish meat should not be soft, slimy, or have an unpleasant smell. Additionally, the fish skin should be cleaned of scales, smooth, and not excessively peeling or flaking.
- To have good sardine fillets, you should choose to buy fillets sold in large stores, supermarkets,… or buy cleaned sardines and fillet them yourself.
How to prepare Fried Sardines with Garlic and Chili
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Prepare ingredients
Peel the garlic, smash it, and chop it finely.
Let the sardines thaw at room temperature, then rinse them thoroughly and dry them with paper.
Effective ways to eliminate the fishy smell of sardines:- Method 1: To remove the fishy smell, you can soak the sardines in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes and then rinse them with cold water.
- Method 2: Additionally, you can soak the fish in rice washing water for about 10 – 15 minutes, which will also effectively eliminate the fishy smell.
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Fry the fish
Place a pan on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add the sardines and fry them until golden brown on both sides over low heat. Once the sardines are fried, transfer them to a plate.
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Fried fish with garlic and chili
Use the frying pan you used for the fish, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds over high heat.
Next, add the previously fried sardines to the pan, seasoning with 1/2 tablespoon of MSG, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1/3 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of ground pepper, and 5 dried chilies.
Fry evenly over low heat for about 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat.
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Final product
The dish has an incredibly appealing color, with the spicy aroma of chili combined with the rich flavor of sardines, the fish is chewy and tender, making it a favorite dish for the whole family. This dish tastes best with hot rice!
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With the detailed instructions above, TasteVN hopes you will successfully make the very attractive and delicious fried sardines with garlic and chili to treat your family. Quickly save the recipe and get into the kitchen to make it right away!
