Sarde in Saor

Name: Sarde in Saor
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 600g fresh sardines, cleaned and filleted; 500g white onions, thinly sliced; 150ml white wine vinegar; 50g raisins, soaked in water; 50g pine nuts, toasted; 100g plain flour; 1 tsp sugar; 4 tbsp olive oil

Venice's sweet and sour marinated sardines with onions, raisins and pine nuts — a 500-year-old recipe.

Total time

65 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Italian

Ingredients

600gfresh sardines, cleaned and filleted

500gwhite onions, thinly sliced

150mlwhite wine vinegar

50graisins, soaked in water

50gpine nuts, toasted

100gplain flour

1 tspsugar

4 tbspolive oil

Instructions

Dust sardine fillets in flour and fry in olive oil until golden, drain.

In same pan slowly caramelise onions in olive oil 30 minutes.

Add vinegar, sugar, drained raisins and pine nuts to onions.

Simmer 10 minutes until a sweet and sour sauce forms.

Layer sardines and onion sauce in a container.

Refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving at room temperature.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

394

Protein

6.1g

Fat

22.6g

Carbs

43.4g

Fiber

3.7g

Sodium

10mg

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