Got Canned Sardines? Make these Spanish-Style Sardines with Garlic Rice

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier with a higher smoke point.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth enhances flavor without extra cost.

sardines

🥗Healthier: mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Mackerel is a similar fish, while canned tuna is often less expensive.

red pepper flakes

🥗Healthier: paprika

💰Cheaper: black pepper

Paprika can add flavor without the heat of red pepper flakes.

Heat a saucepan over medium heat and add 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.

Thinly slice 6 cloves of garlic.

Add the sliced garlic into the saucepan and sauté for 1-2 minutes until fragrant and lightly browned.

Add 1 and 1/2 cups of vegetable broth to the saucepan and season with sea salt; turn the heat to high and mix gently.

Measure out 1/2 cup of Spanish short grain rice.

Once the broth comes to a boil, add the rice and mix well, then cover and reduce heat to low, simmering for about 18 minutes.

Drain 2 cans of sardines in olive oil into a fine sieve with a bowl underneath.

Heat a large fry pan over medium heat and add 3 tbsp of olive oil from the canned sardines.

Finely chop 1 medium-sized onion and roughly chop 4 cloves of garlic, then add them to the hot fry pan, mixing continuously.

Sauté the onion and garlic for about 4 minutes until lightly sautéed.

Add 1 tbsp of sherry vinegar, 1/2 tsp of sweet smoked Spanish paprika, and 1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper to the pan and mix.

Add a 15 oz can of tomato sauce and 2 tbsp of vegetable broth to the pan, seasoning with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper; mix well.

Gently add the sardines over the tomato sauce in a single layer and flip them to coat in the sauce.

Lower the heat to low and let the sardines simmer.

After 18 minutes, remove the saucepan with rice from heat and add 2 tbsp of chopped chives; fluff the rice with a fork.

To assemble, add some garlic rice to a serving plate, then add the simmering tomato sauce with sardines next to the rice, and top with chopped parsley.

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