Sardines stuffed with garlic and bread crumbs

WHAT?

4 large sardines

1 lemon

4 garlic cloves

1/3 chilli

small bunch of parsley

2-3 tablespoons of bread crumbs

1-2 tablespoons olive oil

Pepper, oregano

HOW TO?

1️⃣Gut the sardines. Cut the head and tail, open like a butterfly, remove the bone. You’ll have 4 sardine fillers - open like butterflies.

2️⃣In a bowl mix bread crumbs, chopped garlic, chopped parsley, chopped chilli and half of the lemon. It will be a loose stuffing. 3️⃣Stuff each of the sardine halves with 1-2 tablespoons. Spread and close each of the fillets. With a tiny piece of aluminium foil close the sardines. Pepper and oregano plus the rest of the lemon juice. Let them marinate for two hours.

4️⃣Grill them for 7 minutes each side.