How To Pan Fry Garlic Sardines

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

parsley

🥗Healthier: coriander

💰Cheaper: spinach

Coriander offers a fresh flavor, while spinach is more economical.

Butterfly the sardines by cutting off the head and pressing on the inside to remove the bone, repeating for all 8 sardines.

Combine flour, parsley, basil, oregano, sea salt, and black pepper on a large plate.

Coat each sardine in the flour mixture, pressing it well into the skin.

Heat olive oil in a frying pan and add the crushed garlic, frying gently for about 1 minute.

Add the sardines to the pan in batches of four and cook for 1 minute on each side until they turn golden brown, removing the garlic with the first batch.

Serve the sardines with lemon, parsley, and the fried garlic.

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