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Sarde in Saòr – Sweet & sour sardines

Italian Fish Recipes: Sarden in Saor

Authentic Italian fish recipes: Sarde in Saor from Venice.

This is probably the most typical Venetian dish – you will find it in any restaurant or osteria (small tavern) in the Venice. The dish used to be prepared by fishermen on their boat and it solved the problem of preserving fish for many days. Originally the recipe was prepared with sardines, flour, onion and vinegar, then during the Renaissance people started adding raisins and pine nuts – these ingredients will sweeten the breath of the person eating the dish!

Ingredients for 4 people 

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Sarde in Saor by Cook in Venice

750 gr fresh sardines

750 gr white onions

1 glass white wine vinegar

flour

50 gr. pine nuts (optional)

50 gr. raisins (optional) 

salt

oil to deep fry

 

  • Wash the sardines under cold running water, remove the heads and the innards.  Flour the sardines on both sides and deep fry in boiling hot oil until nice and golden.
  • Remove them from the oil, place them on kitchen paper to remove excess oil, add some salt and leave to rest.
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  • Now thinly slice the onions. Sautè the onion in some oil until they become soft and golden, then add the glass of white wine vinegar.

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    Slicing Onions with Ceramica Knives by U-Cook Italia

  • Bring to boil then switch the heat off.
  • Now take the sardines and place one layer in a small glass oven dish.
  • Place on top some of the onions and carry on making layers of sardines and onions (if you are using the pine nuts and the raisins add these as well to your layers).  Finish with a layer of onions.
  • As an option add some pine nuts and some raisin to the dish

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    Braised onions with vinegar by Cook In Venice

Put it in the fridge for minimum 24 hours, better 48 hours. 

Serve with grilled polenta.

PS: you can substitute the sardines with butternut squash, pumpkins, prawns and any other small white fish.

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Arianna is an expert cook, whose culinary skills were passed down from her great-grandmother and she comes from a long tradition of farmers, cooking for large families and large gathering.

Monica, who lived in England for 12 years, teaching Italian and English for over 20 years, is a food writer and a culinary guide, running Food tours of Venice as well as Cake & Chocolate tours.

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