You’ll need Ponzu sauce for this recipe.
Grilled sardines
Ingredients
- 125ml (½ cup) soya sauce
- 125ml (½ cup) sake
- 4 medium sardines
- salt, to taste
- oil, for grilling
- ponzu sauce
Instructions
1
Light a fire in a barbecue. Soak 4 wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes.
2
Mix the soya sauce and sake, and set aside.
3
Descale, gut and clean the sardines, keeping the heads on. Skewer each fish to create the undulating effect of fish swimming. Salt inside and out to taste. Set them aside for a few minutes to dry out the flesh slightly.
4
When the coals are medium to medium-hot, place the sardines on an oiled grill and grill for 2 minutes. Twist the skewers to prevent them from sticking. Turn the fish and grill the other side for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
5
Brush the fish on both sides with the soya and sake mixture, and return to the coals for a minute or two on each side. Serve with ponzu sauce.
