Hello, I’m Peppe and with Yes in Sicily will tell you the varied and delicious world of traditional Sicilian recipes. I love to prepare and test the local dishes, homemade, linked to Sicily that it had been handed me down by my family. Through this blog I will send you my great love for the traditional Sicilian cuisine, giving you the advice to prepare authentic and tasty dishes. In any article, watch the short video tutorial that will show you in a few seconds all the steps to cook them to perfection.

Today’s recipe is

“GHIOTTA SARDINES’ PIE”

Curiosity:
Sardines are one of the cooked fish in Sicily and our sea is rich. The “Ghiotta” is a sauce that is the basis of many Sicilian preparations made with fried onion, celery, tomato, capers and green olives. In the past the sardines were considered a “poor” fish that was up to the fishermen aboard the trawler.

Ingredients

(for 4 people)

600g of sardines, 100g of flour, 30g of capers, 1/2 onion, 1 celery heart, 2 carrots, 100g of green olives,

1/2 glass of white wine, oil salt, pepper and basil a taste.

Preparation

Dice carrots, celery and olives. Add capers and finely cut onions. Let them cook in a pan for about 6/7 minutes, adding salt, pepper and basil. Sprinkle some flour on a cutting board. Flour the sardines and put them in a baking dish. Cover with cooked vegetables. Continues with another layer like a lasagna and then cover the baking dish with a aluminium foil. Put in preheated oven at 180° for 20 minutes. For those who love the crispness, finish cooking sprinkle the last layer of grated pan and let it forms a light crust that will make even more tasty dish.

BUON APPETITO AND LOVE SICILIAN FOOD!

Peppe

Sicilian food blogger