Fried sardines

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Scale and gut the sardines, then wash them thoroughly. I removed the heads as well, but you can decide whether to keep them or not based on your preference. Marinate the sardines with cooking wine and pepper for half an hour.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Put flour and starch in a bowl, add water and stir to make a batter. When you lift chopsticks, the batter should drip slowly.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Dip the sardines into the batter bowl and coat them completely.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Heat oil in a pan until it reaches 7 % of its maximum temperature, then add sardines coated in batter.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Fry until golden brown, then remove from the oil.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Once the oil temperature rises, fry the sardines again for one minute, then remove and drain the oil.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   A delicious fried sardine dish is ready!