By Edu Costa − On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 2 years ago in
Seafood Recipes
5 out of 5 with 4 ratings
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This delicious petinga frita (small fried sardines) recipe is easy to make, serve with a side of tomato rice.
| Preparation time | 10 min |
| Cooking Time | 15 min |
| Ready In | 25 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Very Easy |
| Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
2 lbs of petingas (small sardines)Salt (to taste)2 lemons, juice onlyAll purpose flourFrying oil
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Directions
- Wash the small sardines and season them with salt and lemon juice.
- Place enough flour on a plate to coat all the sardines.
- Shake any excess salt from the sardines, pass them through the flour and fry them in hot oil.
- Drain them on a sheet of absorbent paper and then serve them accompanied with tomato rice.
- You can drizzle a little more lemon juice over the sardines when serving.
Recipe Credit: Paula Costa
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Duarte
Try putting some crushed red pepper before the flour.
2 years ago, Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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