Pop's Tomato-Braised Sardines
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
2
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Ingredients for - Pop's Tomato-Braised Sardines

1. Olive oil, divided - 4 tablespoons
2. Garlic powder - ½ teaspoon
3. Ground paprika - ½ teaspoon
4. Onion, diced - ¼ large
5. Tomato paste - ½ teaspoon
6. Halved cherry tomatoes - 1 ½ cups
7. White cooking wine - ½ cup
8. Water - ¼ cup
9. Fish sauce - 1 tablespoon
10. Sardines, drained - 2 (4 ounce) cans
11. Limes, juiced, divided - 2

How to cook deliciously - Pop's Tomato-Braised Sardines

1. Stage

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in an oven-safe skillet over medium heat until warm. Add garlic powder and paprika; cook until you can smell the spices, about 1 minute. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer. Add cherry tomatoes and mix until well combined. Cover the pan and cook until tomatoes begin to release their liquid, about 5 minutes.

2. Stage

While tomatoes are cooking, combine remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil with 1/2 of the lime juice. Add sardines and gently toss to coat with lime marinade.

3. Stage

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

4. Stage

Remove the lid from the skillet. Pour cooking wine in with onion and tomatoes; stir well. Add water and fish sauce; bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until liquid begins to reduce, about 5 minutes.

5. Stage

Remove sardines from the marinade and place on top of tomato sauce. Discard remaining marinade.

6. Stage

Place under the preheated broiler until sardines are well cooked and some of the tomatoes are charred, 4 to 5 minutes.

7. Stage

Pour remaining lime juice over the sardines and serve.