Sarde in Saor

Name: Sarde in Saor
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500g fresh sardines, cleaned; 3 onions, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup raisins; 1/4 cup pine nuts

Sarde in Saor/SAR-deh in sah-OR/

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

About this dish

Fried sardines marinated in a sweet-and-sour mix of onions, vinegar, pine nuts, and raisins.

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Ingredients

🐟500g fresh sardines, cleaned

🧅3 onions, thinly sliced

🍇1/4 cup raisins

🌰1/4 cup pine nuts

Method

Serves 4

Dredge the sardines lightly in flour and fry until golden, then set aside.

Slowly cook the onions in oil with vinegar until soft and sweet.

Layer the fried sardines with onions, raisins, and pine nuts in a dish.

Cover and refrigerate for at least a day to let the flavors meld.

Serve cold or at room temperature.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sarde in saor is a traditional Venetian dish, historically developed by sailors to preserve fish on long voyages.

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