Grilled Portuguese Sardines
These grilled Portuguese sardines are grilled until charred and topped with an spicy green onion sauce.
Servings 3 people
Equipment
- Grill
- Skewers
Ingredients
- 12 Portuguese sardines ability to scale this up or down
- avocado oil
- 1 lemon
Green Onion Sauce
- 5 green onions whites and greens sliced thin
- 2 jalepenos minced, pith removed
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the sauce. Place in the fridge for 20-30 minutes to chill and allow the flavors to combine.
- If using wooden skewers soak them in water for a minimum of 30 minutes prior.
- Gut the sardines* see body passage for details.
- Toss the sardines in a drizzle of avocado oil and a heavy pinch of salt. One by one skewer the sardines, starting from inside the mouth until the skewer pops out by the tail.
- Preheat the grill to 500℉. Once preheated place the sardines directly on the grates, it's easiest to only do a few at a time, and cook for 2-4 minutes on each side.
- Remove from the grill squeeze a generous amount of lemon, and top with the spicy green onion sauce.