Spanish Sardines in Oil | Homemade | Pressure Cooker Recipe

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor with health benefits.

sardines

🥗Healthier: mackerel

💰Cheaper: tuna

Mackerel provides similar taste and texture, while tuna is often less expensive.

Clean, gut, and remove the tail of the tamban.

In a large bowl, combine 7 cups of water and ¾ cup of rock salt, stirring until the salt dissolves. Add tamban and soak in brine solution for about 30 minutes. Drain and rinse well.

In a pressure cooker, arrange bay leaves, carrot, and garlic at the bottom. Add tamban in a single layer. Add green olives, pickled gherkins, Thai chili peppers, peppercorns, 1 tablespoon rock salt, olive oil or corn oil, and enough water to cover the fish.

Cover and cook over medium heat until the cooker whistles. Lower the heat and cook for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Turn off the heat and release pressure. Carefully remove the lid. Allow to cool.

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