Marinated sardine with lemon and dill

The marinade sardine it is an exquisite meze which, after waiting for four days, we can enjoy.

Materials

• 20 sardines (about 1 kg), preferably medium-sized, well washed, de-scaled and filleted
• 150 ml vinegar, preferably from white wine
• 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 bunch dill (without thick stems), chopped
• 1 small hot pepper (optional), chopped
• 1 small lemon, seeded and preferably organic, well washed, diced with peel, pitted
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 – 2 tsp. sweet peppercorns of our choice (black, green, red, etc.)
• 2 bay leaves
• about 100 gr. coarse salt
• about 250 ml olive oil

Procedure

1. To make marinated sardines with lemon and dill, first put the sardine fillets in a bowl.
2. Pour over the vinegar and leave aside for about 10 – 15 minutes, until they are fragrant and “baked”. Vinegar softens the muscle tissue superficially.
3. In another small bowl, mix the garlic, dill, pepper and lemon cubes, until mixed.
4. Remove the sardines from the vinegar, drain them well in a colander and wipe them with paper.
5. In a glass container with a wide mouth and a lid or in another container that closes well, cover the bottom with a layer of the fillets, placing them next to each other and skin side down.
6. Sprinkle with about 1 tsp. coarse sweet salt and a few of the peppercorns.
7. Sprinkle about 1 tsp. of the dill-garlic mixture.
8. Cover with another layer of sardines, skin side up. Covering – as much as possible – the fillets that are below (like rebuilding the body of the sardine).
9. Sprinkle with salt again and continue the same process until the ingredients are finished.
10. Pour over the lemon juice and enough olive oil to cover all the ingredients.
11. Add the bay leaves, close the lid and leave in the fridge for 4 days to marinate.
12. Every time we want to serve the sardines, leave the dish at room temperature for about 30 minutes or until the oil that has frozen in the refrigerator melts, take out the amount we want and put it back in the refrigerator.

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