Main Courses Recipes - Fresh Baked Sardines Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 2 large onions (sliced into rings)

• 3 garlic cloves (chopped)

• 2 large courgettes (cut into sticks)

• 3 tablespoons fresh thyme (stalks removed)

• 8 sardine fillets

• 75g/3oz Parmesan cheese (grated)

• 4 eggs (beaten)

• 150ml/1/4pt milk

• Salt and pepper

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.

2. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan. Add the onions and garlic and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the courgettes and cook for about 5 minutes or until golden. Stir 2 tablespoons of thyme into the mixture.

3. Place half of the onions and courgettes in the base of a large ovenproof dish. Top with the sardine fillets and half the Parmesan cheese. Place the remaining onions and courgettes on top and sprinkle with the remaining thyme.

4. Mix the eggs and milk together in a bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the mixture over the vegetables and sardines in the dish. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese over the top.

5. Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden and set. Serve immediately.