Home Cured Sardine Potato And Egg Salad Food

HOME-CURED SARDINE, POTATO AND EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse sardines and dry well. Line a baking pan with a double layer of paper towels. Place a rack in pan and arrange sardines on top. Sprinkle liberally with salt, coating fish completely. Flip fish (some of the salt will fall off) and salt the other side. Refrigerate for 36 to 48 hours, turning fish and adding more salt every 8 to 12 hours. The fish should feel firm and waxy. Rinse well.
• Using a sharp knife, fillet sardines, starting just behind the gills and going down to the tail; use a back-and-forth wiggling motion and keep knife as close to bones as possible. Cover fillets with water and let soak, changing water 3 or 4 times, until most of the salt is gone, about 1 hour. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with water and ice. Heat oil in a large skillet and add onions, garlic and bay leaf. Sauté over medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar, sugar and red pepper flakes and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes, then transfer to a metal bowl. Place bowl in ice water and stir until vinegar mixture is cool. Add sardines and let rest for 1 hour at room temperature or up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
• To prepare potatoes, heat oven to 350 degrees. Lay potato slices in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Whisk together remaining ingredients, pour them over potatoes and cover with foil. Bake until potatoes are tender, about 40 minutes. Uncover and let cool.
• To serve, arrange potatoes, then hard-cooked eggs on a serving platter. Remove sardines from marinade and lay them on top, followed by capers. Sprinkle with lemon juice and olive oil, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

DILLY POTATO & EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain; cool completely. , Cut potatoes into 3/4-in. cubes; place in a large bowl. Chop 4 eggs; slice remaining egg. Add chopped eggs, pickles and onion to potatoes. Mix mayonnaise, celery seed, salt and pepper; stir gently into potato mixture., Top with sliced egg and sprinkle with paprika. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours before serving.

HOME-CURED SARDINE, POTATO AND EGG SALAD

Steps:

• For Sardines: Rinse sardines and dry well. Line a baking pan with a double layer of paper towels. Place a rack in pan and arrange sardines on top. Sprinkle liberally with salt, coating fish completely. Flip fish (some of the salt will fall off) and salt the other side. Refrigerate for 36 to 48 hours, turning fish and adding more salt every 8 to 12 hours. The fish should feel firm and waxy. Rinse well. Using a sharp knife, fillet sardines, starting just behind the gills and going down to the tail. Use a back-and-forth wiggling motion and keep knife as close to bones as possible. Cover fillets with water and let soak, changing water 3 or 4 times, until most of the salt is gone, about 1 hour. Drain well. Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with water and ice. Heat oil in a large skillet and add onions, garlic and bay leaf. Saute over medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar, sugar and red pepper flakes and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes, then transfer to a metal bowl. Place bowl in ice water and stir until vinegar mixture is cool. Add sardines and let rest for 1 hour at room temperature or up to 2 days in the refrigerator. For Potatoes: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lay potato slices in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Whisk together remaining ingredients, pour them over potatoes and cover with foil. Bake until potatoes are tender, about 40 minutes. Uncover and let cool. To serve, arrange potatoes, then hard-cooked eggs on a serving platter. Remove sardines from marinade and lay them on top, followed by capers. Sprinkle with lemon juice and olive oil, then season with salt and pepper to taste.

GRILLED HARISSA SARDINES WITH FENNEL & POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender, about 15-20 mins. While they're cooking, remove any tough outer leaves from the fennel and trim the tops, keeping any feathery fronds. Halve lengthways and remove the little hard core from each piece and discard. Cut the fennel into very fine slices using a mandoline or a sharp knife. Put them in a bowl and squeeze over the lemon juice. When the potatoes are tender, drain well and toss with the fennel, olives, extra virgin olive oil, some seasoning and the reserved fronds.
• If the sardines haven't been scaled, remove by hand under running water, then wash out traces of blood from the inside and dry with kitchen paper.
• Heat the grill. Mix the oil with the harissa (see our recipe). Put the sardines on a grill tray covered with foil. Brush them with the harissa oil (on both sides), season with salt and put under a very hot grill and cook for 4-5 mins each side, or until cooked through. Pour over the lemon juice and scatter with the parsley. Serve on the fennel and potato salad with wedges of lemon for squeezing over.

CRUSHED BABY POTATOES WITH SARDINES, CELERY AND DILL

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in salted water until they're completely tender, 10 to 15 minutes, depending on size of the potato. Drain and let sit about 10 minutes or so, until they're cool enough to crush with your hands or another implement.
• Meanwhile, combine the olive oil, 1/4 cup dill, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, lemon zest and half the scallions in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper and more lemon juice to taste, as needed.
• Scatter the potatoes and celery on a large serving platter or in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the olive oil mixture over.
• Top with the celery leaves, remaining scallions, more dill and more black pepper. Serve with sardines or anchovies alongside or scattered over the top, if desired.