Name: Sardines with parmesan crumbs and fresh tomato sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Sardines with parmesan crumbs; 16 sardine fillets (250g); 1/4 cup (35g) plain flour; 2 tablespoon milk; 1 egg; 2 cup (140g) stale breadcrumbs; 1 1/2 cup (120g) parmesan cheese, grated coarsely; vegetable oil, for shallow-frying; Fresh tomato sauce; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 large brown onion (200g), sliced thinly; 5 medium tomatoes (1kg), chopped coarsely; 2 teaspoon sugar; 1/3 cup (80ml) dry white wine; 2 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped coarsely

Sardines with parmesan crumbs and fresh tomato sauce

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

30M

Total

45M

Ingredients

Sardines with parmesan crumbs

16 sardine fillets (250g)

1/4 cup (35g) plain flour

2 tablespoon milk

1 egg

2 cup (140g) stale breadcrumbs

1 1/2 cup (120g) parmesan cheese, grated coarsely

vegetable oil, for shallow-frying

Fresh tomato sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large brown onion (200g), sliced thinly

5 medium tomatoes (1kg), chopped coarsely

2 teaspoon sugar

1/3 cup (80ml) dry white wine

2 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped coarsely

Method

1.Coat fish in flour; shake away excess. Dip fish in combined milk and egg; coat in combined breadcrumbs and cheese. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.

2.Heat oil in large frying pan. Shallow-fry fish, in batches, until browned and just cooked through; drain on absorbent paper.

3.Next make fresh tomato sauce: heat oil in medium saucepan; cook onion and garlic, stirring, until onion is soft. Add tomato, sugar and wine; simmer, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until sauce thickens. Stir in basil.

4.Serve fish with fresh tomato sauce; garnish with extra basil, if desired.

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