How To Make Can sardines / HOMEMADE SARDINES

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers a healthier fat profile.

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

fresh sardines

🥗Healthier: mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned sardines

Canned sardines are often more affordable and convenient.

capers

🥗Healthier: chopped olives

💰Cheaper: pickles

Chopped olives can mimic the briny flavor at a lower cost.

Clean the sardines by cutting off the face and removing the guts, leaving the head attached until deboning is complete.

Debone the sardines by cutting through the flesh near the head, pressing to release the bones, and pulling them out either through the belly or tail.

Wash the cleaned sardines and arrange them in a bowl.

Add fish spices, vegetable seasoning, ginger powder, garlic powder, peppercorn, and a little salt to the sardines for marinating.

Cover the sardines and let them marinate for about 30 minutes.

Add bell peppers and onion to a saucepan, arranging them at the bottom.

Place the marinated sardines on top of the vegetables, keeping them close together.

Spread green chili pepper and red chili pepper on top of the sardines.

Pour sunflower oil over the sardines, ensuring no water is added.

Cover the saucepan and cook on the lowest heat for 1.5 hours, checking after 30 minutes to ensure everything is cooking well.

After 1.5 hours, check for doneness; there should be no visible water, and the sardines should be tender.

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