Boulettes de sardines (sardine fishcakes)

Delight your taste buds with our flavorful sardine fishcakes, combining the perfect blend of spices and herbs for a savory culinary experience.

Ingredients:

• 500g sardine fillets
• 1 medium tomato, grated (optional)
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• 70g semolina or flour, for dusting
• 100ml oil, for frying
• salad, to serve (optional)
• 6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1 small red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Instructions:

1. Crush all the ingredients for the dersa into a coarse paste using a mortar and pestle.
2. Dice the sardine fillets into small pieces and place them in a large bowl. Include the tomato, if preferred, herbs, the dersa, and ¼ tsp eachsea salt and black pepper, and combine thoroughly. The mixture will have a moist consistency.
3. Form the mixture into small fish patties (approximately 50g each) and coat generously with semolina or flour. Warm the oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, then pan-fry the fish patties on both sides for about 3 minutes until they are golden brown. Serve two or three fish patties per individual along with a side salad, if desired.

Summary:

• Calories: 1759 kcal
• Fat: 118 g
• Protein: 113 g
• Carbs: 59 g
• Potassium: 2421 mg
• Magnesium: 270 mg