Delicious Sardines Baked In The Oven

This Delicious Sardines Baked In The Oven recipe is one of the simplest but most delicious ways to cook fresh sardines.

I always experiment with sardines, so I shared with you baked Sardines with Potatoes, Crispy Sardines, Pasta with Sardines, but I enjoyed this simple recipe immensely.
All you need are fresh sardines, spices, olive oil, and some cherry tomatoes. The sardines turn out properly marinated, full of flavor and juice like canned ones.

Ingredients

• 1 kg of fresh sardines
• 5-6 cherry tomatoes
• olive oil
• salt, oregano, bay leaves
• 2-3 garlic cloves (facultative)

Directions

1. First, we will clean the sardines by eliminating the heads and intestinal parts. You can also buy cleaned ones at the fish shop.
2. So, after rinsing them well, we will drain the water and try to dry them with kitchen paper.
3. Then, marinate them with salt and place them nicely in a baking pan.
4. Place bay leaves between them and garlic if desired.
5. Also, add the oregano on top and the tomatoes cut in half.
6. Next, marinate the sardines well in the whole pan with olive oil. Do not save oil, as olive oil is one of the ingredients that best combines with sardines and, in this case, gives them a lot of flavors.
7. Then, set them to bake in the preheated oven at 200 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until you see that the sardines have started to form a nice crust but not dry out.
8. In the end, serve them warm accompanied by lemon slices and seasonal salad.

Bon Appetit!