Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup olive oil, plus more for brushing sardines and bread
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 4 fresh sardines, scaled and gutted but heads left on
- 4 (1/2-inch) slices Italian bread
- Chopped flat-leaf parsley, for garnish
Directions
Heat grill to high. Place lemon juice and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil on the grates of the grill. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
Place cooled lemon syrup, vinegar, salt, and mustard in a blender and blend until combined. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil until emulsified. Stir in the pepper.
Brush sardines with oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Grill for 3 to 4 minutes per side or until just cooked through.
Brush bread on both sides with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill for about 45 seconds per side. Place each slice of bread on a plate and top with a sardine. Drizzle with vinaigrette and garnish with chopped parsley.
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By azpages_307501
Paradise Valley, AZ
on July 01, 2010
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I was working on the lemon/sugar reduction and I think I must've over cooked it. It had thickened, but not yet reduced to 1/2 cup (still at least 1 cup. The next thing I know it looked like I was making lemon candy. Oops. About how long should the mixture cook, Bobby? The recipe sounds like it was transcribed from the actual live TV show, instead of a tested recipe. This is becoming all to common on foodnetwork.com. I think the recipe as it is intended would be delicious, just better direction needed.
If I do decide to give the recipe another try I'll update my rating/review
By groover016_11789652
new york, NY
on April 28, 2009
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I love Chef Flay's grilled Sardine recipe: just sharing another quick, healthy, easy and super tasty recipe:
http://miocibo.com/2009/04/28/sardine-and-sun-dried-tomato-pasta/
;D
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