Practical ingredient guide
Salted sardine
Salt-cured sardine, also called sardina vieja; not fresh or oil-packed sardine.
Fish
All year round
International
What it offers and why to use it
Salt-cured sardine, also called sardina vieja; not fresh or oil-packed sardine. Remove skin and bones, chop and marinate chilled before adding to pasta. Buy cured fish suitable for the use stated on its label.
Flavour profile
Strong salty marine flavour.
From shopping to cooking
Choose
Buy cured fish suitable for the use stated on its label.
Store
Store as instructed; refrigerate after cleaning or marinating.
Prepare
Remove skin and bones, chop and marinate chilled before adding to pasta.
How to make the most of it
Good pairings
Tomato, garlic, courgette and mushrooms.
How to substitute it
Another suitable cured sardine, adjusting salt; not oil-packed fish without adapting.
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