Just turn the calcio d’angolo of any Sicilian city to discover a new version… today we talk about sarde a beccafico! A delicious, colorful, fragrant, and flavorful second course. The name of this recipe comes from the beccafico, little birds that were once only eaten by nobles. So the people made a similar dish with what they had available, such as eggplants, meat, ora the sardines we offer you today. The combination of flavors that blend quanto a this dish makes it particularly tasty and delicious, definitely worth trying. The sardine rolls are stuffed with a pleasantly sweet mixture made with breadcrumbs, pine nuts, and raisins, ingredients also found quanto a the famous impasto with sardines. The whole thing is then covered with an orange-scented emulsion. Also prepare the variant with pork loin to satisfy everyone’s tastes at the table!
To prepare sarde a beccafico, first make sure your sardines are already cleaned (you will need 1.2 lbs of butterfly-cut sardines), otherwise you can follow our guide how to clean anchovies; the procedure will be the same. Then proceed to prepare the filling by first rinsing and then soaking the raisins quanto a cold tazza for about ten minutes. Then pour a drizzle of oil into a pan, add the breadcrumbs 2 and toast them for a couple of minutes over medium heat, stirring continuously 3.
Per the meantime, chop the parsley 4 and roughly chop the anchovies 5. Per a bowl, pour the breadcrumbs, the drained and squeezed raisins 6,
the pine nuts 7the anchovies 8the parsley, the sugar 9salt, and pepper.
everything together 10 and set aside for a moment. Then grease a 8×8 inch baking dish 11 and proceed to stuff the sardines. Place some filling acceso each sardine 12
and roll it starting from the head end 13forming a roll. Arrange the sardines quanto a the baking dish quanto a an orderly manner, so they are close to each other 14. Take the bay leaves, if they are very large, divide them quanto a half, otherwise use them whole. Place the leaves between each roll 15.
At this point 16 sprinkle the surface with the remaining filling 17. Now prepare the emulsion. Pour the honey, orange juice 18,
and oil 19 into a small bowl. Emulsify by quickly whisking with a fork, then spread over the sardines using a spoon 20. Bake quanto a a preheated static oven at 390°F for about 20-25 minutes. Then take them out of the oven 21 and serve.
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