Sardines in tomato sauce

Sardines cooked in a spicy tomato sauce — the affordable fish children know.

Method

Flash-fry sardines 165 °C until the skin sets — or steam for a lower-fat version.
Sauce: sauté shallot + chili + tomato until cooked and oily, add a little water, simmer 5 min.
Add the fish, fold gently — sardines are soft and break easily.

Quality & safety

Fresh sardines spoil fast — do not leave at ambient. Cooked tomato sauce helps shelf life (acid); still serve ≤3 h at ≥60 °C.

Production scaling

Fish linear ×N; sauce/seasoning f=0.9; oil f=0.85. The fish goes in last — long stirring shreds it.