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Ginisang sardinas
Sautéed sardines with egg
Ginisang sardinas: tinned sardines in tomato sauce sautéed with garlic, onion and egg
Ginisang sardinas is everyday Filipino home cooking, especially in the rainy season and towards the end of the month when the budget is tight: a tin or two of sardines in tomato sauce sautéed with garlic, onion and fresh tomato, then stretched with egg. It's eaten for dinner with plenty of hot rice; some families add misua noodles to make it a soup. The common mistake is stirring too much once the sardines are in, which breaks them into mush. Chef's tip: fry the garlic until just golden before anything else goes in; that toasty garlic is what makes the tin taste homemade.
- Total time
- 11 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 3
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 garlic cloveschopped
- 1 onionchopped
- 1 tomatochopped
- 11 oz tinned sardines in tomato sauce2 tins
- ¼ cup water
- 2 eggsbeaten
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 spring onion (optional)sliced
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry 3 garlic cloves for 1 minute until light golden.
1 minStep 3: Gently add 11 oz tinned sardines in tomato sauce with their sauce and ¼ cup water. Simmer for 2 minutes without much stirring, until bubbling all over.
2 minStep 4: Pour 2 eggs around the fish and leave for 30 seconds, then fold gently until the egg is fully set with no runny bits, about 1 minute more. Season with ¼ tsp black pepper, scatter over 1 spring onion if using and serve with rice.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbs
- 7 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does ginisang sardinas take?
- About 11 minutes in total: 3 minutes to prepare and 8 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 3 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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