The best recipes with sardines and anchovies from El Comidista

Sardines and anchovies can become a great appetizer or be the star ingredient in other more elaborate dishes, such as, for example, in this short pasta recipe with sardines, anchovies and roasted garlic.

In this article we have not only put together a lot of recipes for you to unleash the lover of sardines and anchovies that you have inside, but we also give you some tricks so that you know how to manage when buying and handling them.

If you love these fish, but you don't usually cook them, you can learn to make your own preserves, to fill them, to include them in cold soups such as ajoblanco or even to prepare them without leaving a smell throughout the house.

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You take it freshIn collaboration with CarrefourHow to cook odorless sardines at home

If you like this fish a lot but your house is not stinking like a beach bar anymore, sign up these tricks to cook it in many ways without having to suffer its smell.

Roasted anchovies with green coriander mojo

The versatility of anchovies is as fascinating as it is tedious to clean them, but it is worth doing to enjoy recipes as tasty as the one we propose today.

Sicilian stuffed sardines ('sarde a beccafico')

The Sicilian popular classes gave a twist to the favorite dish of the nobility, taking advantage of the similarity of the tail of a sardine with that of the orioles of the original recipe.

Roast leek with anchovy and roast water

An aperitif to eat with a spoon that the kitchen of the Ten´ restaurant can bring to your table.

Find some tender leeks and small anchovies and you have much of the work done.

White pickled sardines without frit

If you like pickled sardines but are lazy to leave the kitchen smelling of fried food, try this version in which the fish is baked instead of going through oil: it is very simple and it is just as good.

Manual to buy, freeze and cook anchovies

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We celebrate it by reviewing its infinite gastronomic possibilities and we give some tips to choose them well.

Boquerones booklets

In this recipe we blend the battered anchovies with another concept that we love, which is that of the booklet.

The filling variations are to the chef's taste and can include ham, fried bacon, creamy cheeses or even a touch of blue.

Sardines in ajoblanco

Summer is the best time for this oily fish, rich in calcium and unsaturated fats.

Enjoy it to the fullest in an easy and fresh recipe with marinated sardines accompanied by ajoblanco.

Anchovies in rice vinegar with shallot

Give the classic anchovies a twist by marinating them in rice vinegar: it will give them a more subtle flavor and a less cured texture. Recipe with bonus for ajofóbicos.